Details for denomination: Sestertius

The sestertius, or sesterce, was an ancient Roman coin. During the Roman Republic it was a small silver, and rare, coin issued only very occasionally. During the Roman Empire it was a large brass coin.

The name sestertius means "2 1/2", the coin's original value in asses, and is a combination of semis "half" and tertius "third", that is, "the third half" (0 1/2 being the first half and 1 1/2 the second half) or "half the third" (two units plus half the third unit, or halfway between the second unit and the third).

Copper alloy (brass, pale yellow when cleaned.)

As UK finds: Common AD 50s to 260s, especially 2 nd century

Weight: 15 g
Thickness: 3 mm
Diameter: 30 mm
Metal: Copper alloy

Latest examples recorded with images

We have recorded 6,733 examples.

Record: NARC-D12883
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Description: A complete copper-alloy Sestertius of Marc…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Record: NLM-BF2B2B
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Description: Copper alloy coin. Sestertius of Nero (54-…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Record: NARC-BB4297
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Description: An incomplete copper alloy Sestertius of C…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Record: WREX-6D1957
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Description: Copper alloy sestertius of Lucius Verus (A…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

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Statistics for coins recorded

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Diameter

Records: 8,041.00
Mean: 30.07
Maxima: 293.89
Minima: 3.00

Weight

Records: 8,123.00
Mean: 17.01
Maxima: 221.25
Minima: 0.55

Thickness

Records: 3,580.00
Mean: 3.85
Maxima: 34.00
Minima: 0.25

Quantity

Total: 11,145.00
Records: 11,051.00
Mean: 1.01
Maxima: 9.00
Minima: 1.00

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