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Definition of Daric
1. n. A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer.
Definition of Daric
1. Noun. A gold coin from ancient Persia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Daric
1. an ancient Persian coin [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daric
Literary usage of Daric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, John Mee Fuller (1893)
"The eight of the sixtieth is, it should be observe!, bout 133-2 grs., somewhat
in excess of the weight f the daric, but ancient coins are always struck »low ..."
2. Eastern arts and antiquities mentioned in the sacred Scriptures (1840)
"69, which is in both passages rendered " drams," refers to the famous Persian
coin called daric, which is the most ancient of all coins. ..."
3. Larcher's Notes on Herodotus: Historical and Critical Comments on the by Pierre-Henri Larcher (1844)
"... thousand talents in silver and in gold, and four millions, wanting ser en
thousand, of daric stater ce. ..."
4. Travels and Researches in Chaldæa and Susiana: With an Account of by William Kennett Loftus (1857)
"Greek Inscriptions— Pythagoras and the Persian daric—Unexpected Visit from the
Guardian of the Tomb—Inscriptions and other Early Relics on the Great ..."
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