SESTERTIUM


Meaning of SESTERTIUM in English

-sh(ē)əm noun

( plural sester·tia -sh(ē)ə)

Etymology: Latin, from gen. plural of sestertius sesterce, in the phrase milia sestertium thousands of sesterces

: a unit of value in ancient Rome equal to one thousand sesterces

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