tetradrachma

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

TETRADRACH'MA, noun [Gr.] In ancient coinage, a silver coin worth four drachmas, 3s.sterling, or 66 2/3 cents; the drachma being estimated at 9d. sterling, or 16 2/3 cents.
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