sesterce
noun
ses·terce ˈse-ˌstərs 
: an ancient Roman coin equal to ¹/₄ denarius
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Food was brought from Ostia and neighboring towns, and the price of corn was cut to one-quarter sesterce a pound. 
Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020
Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020 Word History
Etymology
Latin sestertius, from sestertius two and a half times as great (from its being equal originally to two and a half asses), from semis half of an as, one half + tertius third — more at sesqui-, third entry 1
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above