obol

American  

[ob-uhl] / ˈɒb əl /

noun

1. a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.

2. obole.

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Etymology

Origin of obol

First recorded in 1660–70; see origin at obolus

Example Sentences

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obol

Were the Ptolemies in essence colonial occupiers and exploiters, bent on wringing the last drachma and obol from a captive land regardless of the consequences?

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

And beyond this I moved, that a vow be made to Diana of a thousand goats if the next day anchovies should only be worth an obol a hundred.

From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by Aristophanes

"Not an obol, on my honor, O youth of simple heart!"

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Robert H. Fuller

Nothing tells us that the present-day generations are not descended in the direct line from the generations contemporary with the quarryman who lost his as or his obol at this spot.

From Bramble-Bees and Others by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

Phormio is a kindly and commonly obedient man, even if he doesn’t know the value of an obol.

From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis