"sestertius" meaning in Latin

See sestertius in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /seːsˈter.ti.us/ [Classical-Latin], [s̠eːs̠ˈt̪ɛrt̪iʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /sesˈter.t͡si.us/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [sesˈt̪ɛrt̪͡s̪ius] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From sēmis (“half”) + tertius (“third”), due to its value in asses. Head templates: {{la-noun|sēstertius<2>}} sēstertius m (genitive sēstertiī or sēstertī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sēstertius<2>}} Forms: sēstertius [canonical, masculine], sēstertiī [genitive], sēstertī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sēstertius [nominative, singular], sēstertiī [nominative, plural], sēstertiī [genitive, singular], sēstertī [genitive, singular], sēstertiōrum [genitive, plural], sēstertiō [dative, singular], sēstertiīs [dative, plural], sēstertium [accusative, singular], sēstertiōs [accusative, plural], sēstertiō [ablative, singular], sēstertiīs [ablative, plural], sēstertie [singular, vocative], sēstertiī [plural, vocative]
  1. sesterce (small coin worth 2 and a half asses, later 4 asses) Tags: declension-2 Categories (topical): Coins, Currencies
    Sense id: en-sestertius-la-noun-gBrflYjV Disambiguation of Coins: 84 16 Disambiguation of Currencies: 83 17 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 43 37 16 4 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. two and a half (only in certain phrases) Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-sestertius-la-noun-OmtLTV5S Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nummus, HS [symbol]
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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}

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