sestertius
/se-stur-shuhs, -shee-uhs/US // sɛˈstɜr ʃəs, -ʃi əs //
塞斯提乌斯,塞斯提亚,塞斯蒂尔,塞斯提乌
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural ses·ter·ti·i [se-stur-hee-ahy]. /sɛˈstɜr hiˌaɪ/.
- : sesterce.
Examples
The best grew in the country of the Sabines, and were worth at Rome a sestertius, or 2d.
Though the sestertius, therefore, was originally a silver coin, its value was estimated in copper.
Sestertius was a silver coin, stamped on one side with Castor and Pollux, and on the opposite with the city.
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