obolus

• Sustantivo que designa una moneda de la antigua Grecia de escaso valor, y también una unidad de peso equivalente a aproximadamente una décima parte de un gramo.

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.

   Óbolo (moneda griega antigua)

   • 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.

   Óbolo (unidad de peso)

   • 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.