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The ''' | The '''sesterce''' was a [[currency]] used in the [[Roman Empire]]. | ||
In [[64]], in [[Rome]], [[Barbara Wright]] was [[auction]]ed as a [[slave]]. After a few negligible offers, the highest reaching | In [[64]], in [[Rome]], [[Barbara Wright]] was [[auction]]ed as a [[slave]]. After a few negligible offers, the highest reaching 2,500 sesterces, [[Tavius]] bid 10,000 sesterces, successfully buying her. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') | ||
In the year [[79]], a [[stallholder]] in [[Pompeii]] sold [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to [[Lobus Caecilius]] for | In the year [[79]], a [[stallholder]] in [[Pompeii]] sold [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to [[Lobus Caecilius]] for fifteen sesterces. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ||
[[Category:Currency from the real world]] | [[Category:Currency from the real world]] | ||
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The sesterce was a currency used in the Roman Empire.
In 64, in Rome, Barbara Wright was auctioned as a slave. After a few negligible offers, the highest reaching 2,500 sesterces, Tavius bid 10,000 sesterces, successfully buying her. (TV: The Romans)
In the year 79, a stallholder in Pompeii sold the Doctor's TARDIS to Lobus Caecilius for fifteen sesterces. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)
