Sē'quin, n.

n. [Fr. sequin, Sp. zéqui, O. Sp. zéquin, It. zecchino, from zecca, the mint, from Ar. sek'kah, sik'kah, a die, a stamp.] A gold coin of Italy and Turkey. [Written also chequin and zequin.]

The average value of the sequin at Venice, and in other parts of Italy, is 9s. 6d. sterling, or about $2.30. In Turkey, the sequin is valued at from 7s. 6d. to 7s. 8d. sterling, or from about $1.81 to $1.85.