tetradrachm

noun

tet·​ra·​drachm ˈte-trə-ˌdram 

variants or tetradrachma

ˌte-trə-ˈdrak-mə 

or tetradrachmon

ˌte-trə-ˈdrak-ˌmän 

: 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

Word History

Etymology

Greek tetradrachmon, from tetra- + drachmē drachma

First Known Use

circa 1580, in the meaning defined above