tetradrachma

American  

[te-truh-drak-muh] / ˌtɛ trəˈdræk mə /

Also tetradrachm

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• tetradrachmal adjective

Etymology

Origin of tetradrachma

First recorded in 1570–80; tetra- + drachma

Example Sentences

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.

From The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion by Parsons, John Denham