sestertiorum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →sestertius, sesterti(i):
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
sesterce; [semis-tertius => 2 1/2 assses, small silver coin];
gen. pl. - Entry →sestertium, sestertii:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
1000 sestertii; two and a half feet; (measure of depth/width);
gen. pl.
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...vestimenta dispensatoris in balneo, quae vix fuissent decem sestertiorum. Retulimus ergo dextros pedes, dispensatoremque in atrio aureos numerantem..."Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...sexta nuncuparet, legato quoque non amplius quam octingentorum sestertiorum prosecutus. Tiberius patruus petenti honores consularia ornamenta detulit..."