Definition
An ancient Roman coin or unit of money, worth a quarter of a denarius and commonly used in everyday transactions.
Etymology
From Latin 'sestertius,' originally meaning 'two and a half' (from 'semis' half and 'tertius' third), referring to its value relative to other coins.
Kelly Says
The Roman economy is knowable because of sesterces—so many were minted and survived that archaeologists can track inflation, wages, and the cost of living across centuries, making ancient Rome more economically transparent than many medieval societies.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ስተርሲዩስ
seh-teh-reh-see-yus
BNবাংলা
সেস্টারস
seh-STEH-tahrs
CACatalà
sesterci
seh-STEH-see
CSČeština
sestercius
seh-STEH-see-yus
DADansk
sestertie
seh-STEH-tee-eh
DEDeutsch
Sesterz
ZEH-stehrts
ELΕλληνικά
σεστέρτιος
seh-STEH-tee-os
ESEspañol
sestercio
seh-STEH-see-oh
FAفارسی
سسترتیوس
seh-STEH-tee-yus
FISuomi
sestertius
seh-STEH-tee-yus
FRFrançais
sestercius
seh-stehr-SEE-yus
GUGU
સેસ્ટર્ટિયસ
seh-STEH-tee-yus
HEעברית
ססטרטיוס
seh-STEH-tee-yus
HIहिन्दी
सेस्टर्टियस
sesartiyas
HUMagyar
szeszterc
seh-STEH-tser
IDBahasa Indonesia
sester
SEH-stehr
ITItaliano
sestercio
seh-STEH-choh
JA日本語
セステルティウス
sesuterutiusu
KKKK
сестерций
seh-STEH-tsee
KMKM
សេសទីយូស
seh-teh-dee-yoo-s
KO한국어
세스테르티우스
se-seu-teo-ri-eu-seu
MRMR
सेस्टर्टियस
seh-STEH-tee-yus
MSBahasa Melayu
sester
SEH-stehr
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်စတားရှပ်
seh-teh-tah-sheh-poot
NLNederlands
sestertius
seh-STEH-tee-yus
NONorsk
sestertie
seh-STEH-tee-eh
PAPA
ਸੈਸਟਰਸ
seh-STEH-tahrs
PLPolski
sestercjusz
seh-STEH-tsee-yush
PTPortuguês
sésterce
SEH-stehr-seh
RORomână
sestertiu
seh-STEH-tee-yoo
RUРусский
сестерций
seh-STEH-tsee
SVSvenska
sestertie
seh-STEH-tee-eh
SWKiswahili
sester
SEH-stehr
TAதமிழ்
செஸ்டர்டியஸ்
seh-STEH-tee-yus
TEతెలుగు
సెస్టర్షియస్
seh-STEH-tsee-yus
THไทย
เซสเตอร์ติอุส
seh-stehr-tee-ous
TLTL
sestercio
seh-STEH-choh
UKУкраїнська
сестерцій
seh-STEH-tsee
VITiếng Việt
séc-xtéc
sek-stek
YOYO
sẹ́sẹ́tẹ̀rí
seh-seh-teh-ree
ZH中文
塞斯特提乌斯
sài sī tè dì wū sī
ZUZU
isester
ee-SEH-stehr