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daric

American  
[dar-ik] / ˈdær ɪk /

noun

  1. a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.


daric British  
/ ˈdærɪk /

noun

  1. a gold coin of ancient Persia Compare siglos

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of daric

1560–70; < Greek Dāreikós (statḗr) (Persian stater) of Darius ( def. )

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Money had been invented and was in circulation in the Greek cities of Asia Minor almost two hundred years, when Darius I introduced the daric.

From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various

Each soldier had a daric a month for pay.

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

There was much protesting and headshaking, at last ended by the glint of a daric.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns

Yes," Waynflete explained, "it is a Persian daric.

From Tales of Fantasy and Fact by Matthews, Brander

It was not silver, but a golden daric.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns

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