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Definition of Greek drachma
1. Noun. Formerly the basic unit of money in Greece.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greek Drachma
Literary usage of Greek drachma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Essay on the Ancient Weights and Money, and the Roman and Greek Liquid by Robert Hussey (1836)
"It is certain, that a word very like this was taken by the Arabians, in later
times, into their language from the Greek drachma, namely, ..."
2. The Money of the Bible by George Charles Williamson (1894)
"We therefore arrive at this table of varying equivalents :— 1 Greek drachma or
dram = 1 Roman denarius or penny. 2 Greek drachmae or drams — i denarii = 1 ..."
3. Report of Tours in Bundelkhand and Malwa in 1874-75 and 1876-77 by Alexander Cunningham (1880)
"It was consequently equal to one-sixth of the-Greek drachma, as I have conclusively
shown in another place.1 These silver coins of the ..."
4. The Coin Collector's Manual: Or, Guide to the Numismatic Student in the by Henry Noel Humphreys (1853)
"The denarius was coined of the weight of the Greek drachma, which had long
previously passed current at Eome as foreign coin. It is lighter than the Attic ..."
5. Greece: The Mainland, Poloponnest by Wolfgang Josing (2000)
"Importation of Greek drachma (GRD) is limited to 100000 drachma, and export to
... The Greek drachma circulates in coins with denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, ..."
6. The English Illustrated Magazine (1900)
"The latter was, in turn, copied about two hundred and fifty years before Christ
from the Greek drachma, long previously current at Rome. ..."
7. Peloponnese: Athens by Anne Midgette, Wolfgang Josing (2000)
"Importation of Greek drachma (GRD) is limited to 1(X),0(K) drachma, ... The Greek
drachma circulates in coins with denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, ..."
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