"HS" meaning in Latin

See HS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Symbol

Etymology: From a shortening of II S where II is 2 in Roman numerals and S stands for sēmis (“half”). This is because a sesterce was worth 2 and a half asses. Head templates: {{head|la|symbol}} HS
  1. The symbol used to precede a number to indicate that the number is a value in sesterces. Wikipedia link: Roman numerals
    Sense id: en-HS-la-symbol-pta7vT61 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin symbols

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