daric
/dar-ik/US // ˈdær ɪk //UK // (ˈdærɪk) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
Examples
He could guarantee that each soldier should receive a daric a month as pay, the officers double pay, and the generals quadruple.
Hence the gold daric was changed for ten silver staters or twenty silver drachmas.
From one daric to one daric and a half per month, $5 to $7.50.
The daric was a Persian gold coin, generally supposed to have derived its name from Darius I.; but others think this doubtful.
They were coined on the scale of 3000 gold darics to one talent, each daric weighing normally.2788 oz.
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