Concept information
Preferred term
2278Obols
Broader concept
Scope note
- Iron rods, measuring 1 to 1.5 meters in length, used as a medium of exchange in the premonetary Greek world. Their thickness was such that six rods could be held together in the palm of the hand. From the Greek verb drattomai, which means grasp in the fist, comes the word drachm, which was equivalent to six obols.
Source
- Tsangari 2007
Contributor
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
Creator
- Iakovidou Athena (AA)
Notation
- 2278
In other languages
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Greek
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/2278
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