obolus

• Ein Obolus ist eine antike griechische Münze sowie ein griechisches Gewichtsmaß, das einem Sechstel einer Drachme entspricht.

A noun referring to a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram.

1. Ancient Greek coinC2formal

   A small silver coin used in ancient Greece, worth one-sixth of a drachma.

   Altgriechische Münze

   • The merchant accepted an obolus for a loaf of bread.
   • Archaeologists discovered a hoard of oboli in the ruins.
   • In ancient Athens, an obolus was a common unit of currency.

2. C2formal

   A Greek unit of weight equal to approximately one-tenth of a gram.

   Obolus

   • The apothecary measured the herbs using an obolus weight.
   • One obolus is equivalent to about 0.1 grams.
   • Ancient texts describe the obolus as a standard weight for small items.