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سسترشوس
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The sestertius (: sestertii) or sesterce (: sesterces, rarely sestercii) was an ancient Roman coin. During the Roman Republic it was a small silver coin issued only on rare occasions. During the Roman Empire it was a large brass coin.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Roman currency
- Country
- Ancient Rome
- Material used
- brass
- Mass
- 27.3
- Image
- Claudius II coin (colourised).png
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- Sestertius
- Commons category
- Sestertius
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- Unicode character
- 𐆘
- price
- 0.25
- inception
- 0211-00-00
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