Sestertius

A Sestertius was a small silver Roman Coin which was in use between c.211 BCE and 301 CE.
Most Roman values for Goods and Income were given in Sestertii which was often abbreviated to HS.

Introduction (c.211 BCE)
- Introduced in c.211 BCE as 1/4 of a Denarius, and so 1/100th of an Aureus.
Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE)
- He reformed the Coinage in 23 BCE, and the Sestertius was changed into a large Brass coin, valued at 1/100th of the Aureus.
Nero (54-68 CE)
- He produced some of the finest engraved Sestertii between 64-68 CE.
Hadrian (117-138 CE)
- He issued Sestertii depicting his travels around the Roman Provinces.
End (301 CE)
- It remained in production until 301 CE.

Roman Coins were produced by the Roman Republic from c.300 BCE and continued until the Fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE.