hecte

noun

hec·​te

ˈhek(ˌ)tē

plural -s

: any of several ancient Greek coins worth ¹/₆ stater, the most common of which was a coin of Phocaea and Lesbos made of electrum (see electrum sense 2)

Word History

Etymology

Greek hektē, from feminine of hektos sixth, from hex six

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