Dekadrachm

/ˈdɛkəˌdræm/ noun

Definition

An ancient Greek coin worth ten drachmas.

Etymology

From Greek 'deka-' (ten) and 'drachma' (a unit of weight and currency). Ancient Greeks combined number prefixes with monetary units to name their coins.

Kelly Says

Greek coins were named by their weight in drachmas—so a dekadrachm was literally 'ten drachmas worth'—and archaeologists still find these coins buried in Mediterranean ruins.

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