An ancient Greek or Roman coin worth or weighing ten drachmas; variant form of decadrachm.
From Greek 'deca-' (ten) + 'drachma' (ancient coin/weight). This is the Latin nominative singular form of the same word as 'decadrachm,' showing how Greek and Latin terms for ancient currency coexist in English.
Different classical sources use 'decadrachm' and 'decadrachma' interchangeably, which is why ancient coins are so confusing to study—scholars haven't always standardized terminology across Greek, Latin, and English sources.
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