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The cassette of St. Joseph, wherein were deposited the oboli for the poor, had long been emptied.

From The Golden Dog by Kirby, William

This ancient word—alms—according to its derivative import, comprehends not only those oboli, which are given to the wandering poor, but all bestowments, great and small, in the blessed cause of charity.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

Uncle Catullus threw oboli among the street-boys, who rolled over one another, fighting.

From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis

He sold his manuscripts, and secured to himself, from the sale, a sum of four oboli a day, which was to be his whole income.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

The architects who superintended the building of the temple of Polias, on the other hand, got only 6 oboli per day, and the contractor 5.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm