Definition of Didrachm. Meaning of Didrachm. Synonyms of Didrachm

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Definition of Didrachm

Didrachm
Didrachm Di"drachm, Didrachma Di*drach"ma, n. [Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice + ? a drachm.] A two-drachma piece; an ancient Greek silver coin, worth nearly forty cents.

Meaning of Didrachm from wikipedia

- pre-Islamic times and afterwards, inherited its name from the drachma or didrachm (δίδραχμον, 2 drachmae); the dirham is still the name of the official currencies...
- A Macedonian didrachm minted during the reign of Archelaus I of Macedon (r. 413–399 BC)...
- animal, possibly a wolf, nursing a single infant. By 269 BC, the silver didrachm is the earliest depiction of the complete icon, with the characteristic...
- time. This predecessor of the denarius was a Gr****-styled silver coin of didrachm weight, which was struck in Neapolis and other Gr**** cities in southern...
- Theseus and the Minotaur was frequently represented in Gr**** art. A Knossian didrachm exhibits on one side the Labyrinth, on the other the Minotaur surrounded...
- three silver drachmas of 2.9 g (1.9 dwt), and the Aeginetan stater or didrachm of 12.2 g (7.8 dwt), based on a drachma of 6.1 g (3.9 dwt). The word drachm(a)...
- A didrachm coin depicting the winged Talos, an automaton or artificial being in ancient Gr**** myth, c. 300 BC...
- Didrachm of Athens, 545–510 BC Obv: Four-spoked wheel Rev: Incuse square, divided diagonally Silver didrachm of Athens of heraldic type from the time of...
- Tarquinia, Italy Gorgoneion in Pompeiian wall fresco Gorgon head, silver didrachm issued by Athens, c. 520 BC A Roman floor mosaic from Palencia Gorgon Medusa...
- barley, June 242 BC. The minute difference in weight between a shekel and didrachm (weighing 8.6 g silver) could not be expressed in this barter system, and...