sestertius C2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /sɛˈstɝʃiəs/ UK /sɛˈstɜːʃiəs/ See IPA manual Freq #205687 Meanings 1 noun an ancient Roman coin and unit of account worth one-quarter of a denarius, originally two and a half asses and later four asses The inscription records that each laborer received one sestertius for the day's work. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an ancient roman coin and... sesterce Word family Forms sestertii Related forms sestertiidenariusasRoman coinage Etymology Borrowed from Latin sestertius, from semis ('half') + tertius ('third'). The expression meant 'halfway to the third,' that is, two full asses and half of a third. Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # sestertius **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /sɛˈstɝʃiəs/ **IPA (UK):** /sɛˈstɜːʃiəs/ **Frequency rank:** 205687 ## Meanings 1. an ancient Roman coin and unit of account worth one-quarter of a denarius, originally two and a half asses and later four asses ## Examples - The inscription records that each laborer received one sestertius for the day's work. ## Synonyms - sesterce ## Related Forms - sestertii - denarius - as - Roman coinage ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin sestertius, from semis ('half') + tertius ('third'). The expression meant 'halfway to the third,' that is, two full asses and half of a third. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown