tetradrachm
noun
tet·ra·drachm
ˈte-trə-ˌdram 
variants
or tetradrachma
or tetradrachmon
: an ancient Greek silver coin worth four drachmas
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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.
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Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2021
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Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2021
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“Tetradrachm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tetradrachm. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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