The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
SESTERCES
Noun
sesterces
plural of sesterce
Source: Wiktionary
SESTERCE
Ses"terce, n. Etym: [L. sestertius (sc. nummus), fr. sestertius two and a half; semis half + tertius third: cf. F. sesterce.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, afterward four asses, -- equal to about two pence sterling, or four cents.
Note: The sestertium was equivalent to one thousand sesterces, equal to ÂŁ8 17s 1d. sterling, or about $43, before the reign of Augustus. After his reign its value was about ÂŁ7 16s. 3d. sterling. The sesterce was originally coined only in silver, but later both in silver and brass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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