daric
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of daric
1560–70; < Greek Dāreikós (statḗr) (Persian stater) of Darius ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Money had been invented and was in circulation in the Greek cities of Asia Minor almost two hundred years, when Darius I introduced the daric.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
An Asiatic sailor clamoured at the money-changer’s stall for another obol in change for a Persian daric.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
Each soldier had a daric a month for pay.
From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
When Cyrus proposed to march them with his other troops to fight his brother towards the Euphrates, they demanded a daric and a half, which he was obliged to grant them.
From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Yes," Waynflete explained, "it is a Persian daric.
From Tales of Fantasy and Fact by Matthews, Brander
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