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  2. Ancient drachma - Wikipedia

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    The drachma was the standard unit of silver coinage at most ancient Greek mints, and the name obol was used to describe a coin that was one-sixth of a drachma. [2] The notion that drachma derived from the word for fistful was recorded by Herakleides of Pontos (387–312 BC) who was informed by the priests of Heraion that Pheidon , king of Argos ...

  3. Modern drachma - Wikipedia

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    The first issue of coins minted in 1954 consisted of holed aluminium 5-, 10- and 20-lepton pieces, with 50-lepton, 1-drachma, 2-drachma and 5-drachma pieces in cupro-nickel. 10-drachma coins of a brighter alloy were issued in 1959 and a silver 20-drachma piece was issued in 1960, replacing the corresponding banknotes.

  4. List of historical currencies - Wikipedia

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    5-sol French coin and silver coins – New France; Spanish-American coins- unofficial; Playing cards – 1685-1760s, sometimes officially New France; 15 and a 30-deniers coin known as the mousquetaire – early 17th century New France; Gold Louis – 1720 New France; Sol and Double Sol 1738–1764; English coins early 19th century

  5. Ancient Greek coinage - Wikipedia

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    The three most important standards of the ancient Greek monetary system were the Attic standard, based on the Athenian drachma of 4.3 grams (2.8 pennyweights) of silver, the Corinthian standard based on the stater of 8.6 g (5.5 dwt) of silver, that was subdivided into three silver drachmas of 2.9 g (1.9 dwt), and the Aeginetan stater or didrachm of 12.2 g (7.8 dwt), based on a drachma of 6.1 g ...

  6. History of coins - Wikipedia

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    Double-die style struck coin from Ancient India, c 304-232 BCE featuring an elephant on one face and a lion on the other. Since that time, coins have been the most universal embodiment of money. These first coins were made of electrum, a naturally occurring pale yellow mixture of gold and silver that was further alloyed with silver and copper.

  7. Commemorative coins of Greece - Wikipedia

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    In 1970 the Greek junta regime issued a number of commemorative coins with the coup d'état of 1967 as a topic. 50 drachmas, silver and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967; 100 drachmas, silver and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967; 20 drachmas, gold and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967

  8. Drachma - Wikipedia

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  9. Nabataean coinage - Wikipedia

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    With a weight of roughly 4.5 grams [1] the coins were issued by most of the kings, with the king and his wife on the obverse and either king or female figure on the reverse. [4] Denominations come in 1 Denarius/Drachmae [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and a quarter [ 6 ] [ 7 ] of the unit at a weight of 1 gram on average.

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