Definition
diobolons
noun
- plural of diobolon; small silver coins of ancient Greece, each worth two obols
Usage: historical; numismatics
Examples
- Ancient Greek merchants used diobolons as everyday currency in their transactions.
- The museum's collection includes several diobolons from the Classical period.
- Diobolons were valued at twice the worth of a single obol in the Greek monetary system.
- Archaeologists discovered a cache of diobolons buried near the ancient agora.