Sestertius Sestertius The sestertius (plural sestertii), or sesterce (plural sesterces), 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. The name "sestertius" means "two and one half", referring to its nominal value of two and a half "asses" (a bronze Roman coin, singular "as"), a value that was useful for commerce because it was one quarter of a denarius, a coin worth ten "asses". The name is derived from "semis", "half" and "tertius", "third", in which "third" refers to the
Philippine ten peso coin commemorative ten peso coin on December 18, 2013, to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of the leader of Katipunan, Andres Bonifacio. On December 19, 2014, The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) published an announcement that three new limited edition, commemorative circulation coins, including Apolinario Mabini 150th anniversary commemorative 10 peso coin, which was released on Monday, 22 December 2014. Another commemorative coin was released on December 22, 2015, commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Miguel Malvar (First Philippine president-unofficial). Philippine ten peso coin The Philippine ten-peso coin (₱10) is the largest denomination coin of the Philippine peso. Two versions of