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Webster 1913 Edition

Sesterce

Ses′terce

,
Noun.
[L.
sestertius
(sc.
nummus
), fr.
sestertius
two and a half;
semis
half +
tertius
third: cf. F.
sesterce
.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, afterward four asses, – equal to about two pence sterling, or four cents.
☞ The sestertium was equivalent to one thousand sesterces, equal to £8 17s 1d. sterling, or about $43 (in 1900), before the reign of Augustus. After his reign its value was about £7 16s. 3d. sterling. The sesterce was originally coined only in silver, but later both in silver and brass.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sesterce

SES'TERCE

,
Noun.
[L. sestertius.] A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, about two pence sterling or four cents.The sestertium, that is, sestertium pondus, was two pounds and a half, or two hundred and fifty denarii; about seven pounds sterling, or thirty one dollars. One qualification of a Roman knight was the possession of estate of the value of four hundred thousand sesterces; that of a senator was double this sum.
Authors mention a copper sesterce, of the value of one third of a penny sterling.

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