triens

/ˈtraɪɛnz/
noun
  1. An ancient Roman bronze coin worth one-third of an as.
    • Collectors value a well-preserved triens for its historical significance.
    • He found a triens while digging in his garden near an old Roman road.
    • The museum displayed a triens from the early Roman Republic.
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