tetradrachma

Also tet·ra·drachm

[te-truh-drak-muh]

noun

1. a silver coin of ancient Greece, equal to four drachmas.

Other Word Forms

• tetradrachmal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetradrachma¹

First recorded in 1570–80; tetra- + drachma

Example Sentences

He issued an order that the master of a house should daily supply the soldier who was quartered on him with four tetradrachmæ, and with dinner for himself and as many of his friends as he chose to invite; a centurion was to receive fifty drachmæ daily, and to be supplied with two garments, one to wear in the house and the other when he went abroad.

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The symbol in question also appears upon Greek money struck long before the birth of Jesus; for instance upon certain varieties of the Attic tetradrachma.

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