tetradrachma
noun
a silver coin of ancient Greece, equal to four drachmas.
tetradrachm
-
a variation of
tetradrachma.
Example Sentences
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"Like Vidal, I see very well—at close quarters," replied Carrados, lightly running a forefinger along the inscription on the tetradrachm.
From Four Max Carrados Detective Stories by Ernest Bramah
He put the tetradrachm into his host's hand.
From Four Max Carrados Detective Stories by Ernest Bramah
The tetradrachm may belong to the reign of Alexander the Great, or the ages preceding it.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
“Like Vidal, I see very well—at close quarters,” replied Carrados, lightly running a forefinger along the inscription on the tetradrachm.
From Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah
Athenian silver tetradrachm showing Athena, her olive branch and sacred owl.
From Early European History by Hutton Webster
