tetradrachm

noun

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tet·ra·drachm | \ ˈte-trə-ˌdram

variants: or tetradrachma \ ˌte-trə-ˈdrak-mə

\ or tetradrachmon \ ˌte-trə-ˈdrak-ˌmän

Definition of tetradrachm

: an ancient Greek silver coin worth four drachmas

Examples of tetradrachm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Over pizza on the Upper East Side, Weiss told the informant about a rare coin—a fifth-century-B.C. tetradrachm bearing the head of Apollo. — Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2021

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