obole
[ob-ohl]
- a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
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Origin of obole
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Historical Examples
I've had a fine experience; I don't own so much as an obole.
The Barber of ParisCharles Paul de Kock
They have received entire, and without losing an obole of it, the heritage of the Greek Sophists.
The Heavenly FatherErnest Naville