Sextans

·noun A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant.

II. Sextans ·noun A Roman coin, the sixth part of an As.

sextans
sextans, antis, m. [sex]. I A sixth part of an as (v. as): sextans ab eo quod sexta pars assis, ut ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
sextans
sextāns antis, m sex, the sixth, a sixth part : heres ex parte dimidiā est Capito; in sextante sun...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary