Sesterze

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German

Noun

Sesterze f (genitive Sesterze, plural Sesterzen)

  1. Synonym of Sesterz (sestertius (Roman coin))
    • 1878, Anton Julius Barrili, Tizian Cajus Sempronius. Eine Geschichte aus dem alten Rom, volume 2, page 175:
      Eine Sesterze war gleich 2½ As, daher der Name sesquitertius, die mit der Verschlechterung des As zugleich sank. Die Sesterze war der vierte Theil des Denar [...]
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    • 2016, Alexander Kronenheim, Rom im Untergang - Band 1: Eine neue Macht, →ISBN:
      „Sehr gern werde ich deiner Leiche eine Sesterze für Charon in die Hand drücken.“
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Declension

Noun

Sesterze

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Sesterz