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

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

He fixed the silver obol tightly in the nerveless hand; he propped up the head with a flat stone; he spread the long deep-gold hair over her body from the forehead to the knees.

From Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite by Lou?s, Pierre

He'll ask no obol, but instal you there On Styx's further bank without a fare.

From To Your Dog and To My Dog by Kinnicutt, Lincoln Newton

You're ready, so are they: the door is open-- The price an obol: enter straight--there's No nonsense here, no cheat or trickery; But do just what you like, how you like.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell