Definitionn. a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
Last update: September 30, 2015
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A derivation from this was the 1/3 of 172, or 57.3, the so-called Phocaean drachma, equal in silver value to the 1/60 of the gold 258 grains. [Please select]
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(price of admission one drachma at the most); and they might pay their money, and laugh at Socrates if he pretends to father these extraordinary views. [Please select]
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[278] The medimnus of barley (52 litres) sold for one drachma (97 centimes); the medimnus of wheat, 9 oboli (about 1 franc 45 centimes). [Please select]
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The eighth and last is for small actions, from one to five drachma's, or a little more; for these ought also to be legally determined, but not to be brought before the whole body of the judges. [Please select]
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[Transcriber's Footnote 1: Dram, drachma; drachm; U. [Please select]
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