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
Dam (Nepali coin) Dams were reintroduced during Shah era but was only used in other Hill and Terai region of Nepal as tiny silver dams were preferred by the locals of Kathmandu Valley. Due to its tiny size silver Dam were also called Fuka Dam which literary means Easy to Blow Dam and Gold Dams were called Chun Dam "Watch Your Language" lists the coin as one of the possible sources for the English phrase "I don't give a dam[n]″, due to its small worth, but provides other sources as well. Dam (Nepali coin) In the Nepali currency system,Dam was a small coin