sestercen.

Brit.

/ˈsɛstəːs/, U.S.

/ˈsɛstərs/

Forms: Plural sesterces. Also plural 1500s sexters, 1500s–1600s sestercies, 1600s sesterties; singular 1600s sestercie.

Etymology: < Latin sestertius properly adjective (sc. nummus coin) = that is two and a half, < sēmis half + tertius third; compare sesqui- comb. form.

1. A Roman coin, originally equivalent to 2½ asses, later to 4 asses; the fourth part of a denarius n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > classical coins > [noun] > ancient Roman

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sestertius1567

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sextant1601

triens1601

trient1601

assarion1625

quadrans1654

quinary1728

nummus1771

follis1784

uncia1834

minimus1852

semis1853

siliqua1889

minim1896

plural.

1541 T. Paynell tr. Felicius Conspiracie of Catiline xiv. f. 20^v Who so euer wolde detect the conspiracie,..shoulde haue his freedome, and an hundred sexters.

1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales vi. iv. 127 Putting a hundred million sesterces in bancke.

1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iii. iv. sig. E4 Tucca. What does this Gentleman owe thee, little Minos? Min. Fourescore Sesterties, sir.

1611 B. Jonson Catiline ii. sig. E He, tame Crow,..would haue kept Both eyes, and beake seal'd vp, for sixe sesterces .

1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) ii. iii. iii. 267 Rings on his fingers worth 20000 sestercies.

a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. i. 436 That..would rather chuse to count out a Sum in Sesterces, than in pounds sterling.

1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii I. i. i. 4 An additional reason for supping with him while the sesterces last.

1882 F. W. Farrar Early Christianity 5 A robe covered with pearls and emeralds, which had cost forty million sesterces.

1885 R. Bridges Nero iii. ii See, here I give you Two hundred sesterces.

singular.1616 B. Jonson Poëtaster (rev. ed.) iv. vii, in Wks. I. 325 I'le sell 'hem my share for a sesterce [1602 reads for six pence].1656 T. Blount Glossographia Sesterce, Sestercie.1771 M. Raper in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 61 489 The As was reduced to one ounce, and the silver denarius made to pass for 16 Asses; the quinarius, for eight; and the sesterce, for four.1861 J. G. Sheppard Fall of Rome ii. 98 Destitute and degraded, without a sesterce and without a friend.1862 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VII. lxi. 99 Costly wars..had drained perhaps to the last sesterce the coffers of the empire.

2. Misused for sestertium n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > miscellaneous currencies

sestertium1541

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crore1625

purse1677

sesterce1693

1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires iv. 58 The Lavish Slave Six thousand Pieces for a Barbel gave; A Sesterce for each Pound it weigh'd.

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia (at cited word) Some authors make two kinds of sesterces: the less, called sestertius..and the great one, called sestertium.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sesterce
释义	sestercen. Brit. /ˈsɛstəːs/, U.S. /ˈsɛstərs/ Forms: Plural sesterces. Also plural 1500s sexters, 1500s–1600s sestercies, 1600s sesterties; singular 1600s sestercie. Etymology: < Latin sestertius properly adjective (sc. nummus coin) = that is two and a half, < sēmis half + tertius third; compare sesqui- comb. form. 1. A Roman coin, originally equivalent to 2½ asses, later to 4 asses; the fourth part of a denarius n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > classical coins > [noun] > ancient Roman pennyOE quadrant1533 as1541 sesterce1541 sestertius1567 dupondius1601 quinare1601 quinarius1601 sextant1601 triens1601 trient1601 assarion1625 quadrans1654 quinary1728 nummus1771 follis1784 uncia1834 minimus1852 semis1853 siliqua1889 minim1896 plural. 1541 T. Paynell tr. Felicius Conspiracie of Catiline xiv. f. 20^v Who so euer wolde detect the conspiracie,..shoulde haue his freedome, and an hundred sexters. 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales vi. iv. 127 Putting a hundred million sesterces in bancke. 1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iii. iv. sig. E4 Tucca. What does this Gentleman owe thee, little Minos? Min. Fourescore Sesterties, sir. View more context for this quotation 1611 B. Jonson Catiline ii. sig. E He, tame Crow,..would haue kept Both eyes, and beake seal'd vp, for sixe sesterces . View more context for this quotation 1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) ii. iii. iii. 267 Rings on his fingers worth 20000 sestercies. a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. i. 436 That..would rather chuse to count out a Sum in Sesterces, than in pounds sterling. 1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii I. i. i. 4 An additional reason for supping with him while the sesterces last. 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Christianity 5 A robe covered with pearls and emeralds, which had cost forty million sesterces. 1885 R. Bridges Nero iii. ii See, here I give you Two hundred sesterces. singular.1616 B. Jonson Poëtaster (rev. ed.) iv. vii, in Wks. I. 325 I'le sell 'hem my share for a sesterce [1602 reads for six pence].1656 T. Blount Glossographia Sesterce, Sestercie.1771 M. Raper in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 61 489 The As was reduced to one ounce, and the silver denarius made to pass for 16 Asses; the quinarius, for eight; and the sesterce, for four.1861 J. G. Sheppard Fall of Rome ii. 98 Destitute and degraded, without a sesterce and without a friend.1862 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VII. lxi. 99 Costly wars..had drained perhaps to the last sesterce the coffers of the empire. 2. Misused for sestertium n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > miscellaneous currencies sestertium1541 quent1555 conto1601 crore1625 purse1677 sesterce1693 1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires iv. 58 The Lavish Slave Six thousand Pieces for a Barbel gave; A Sesterce for each Pound it weigh'd. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia (at cited word) Some authors make two kinds of sesterces: the less, called sestertius..and the great one, called sestertium. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1541
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