sesterce / ˈsɛs tɜrs /
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sesterce 的定义
n. 名词 noun- a silver coin of ancient Rome, the quarter of a denarius, equal to 2½ asses: introduced in the 3rd century b.c.
更多sesterce例句
- "It must only be for a small stake—a single sesterce," said the infatuated youth, quaffing a goblet of wine.
- And the fourth part of it, consisting of two asses and half of a third, they called "sesterce."
- A sesterce is four and one-half cents so that the possible price of a peach in Rome 1900 years ago was $1.35.
- "You will never get a sesterce of Cornelia's dowry," he declared.
- Once let the mob overtake them, and the lives of all three were not worth a sesterce.