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Obols through history The obol (Ancient Gr****: ὀβολός, obolos, also ὀβελός (obelós), ὀβελλός (obellós), ὀδελός (odelós). lit. "nail,
metal spit"; Latin:...
- six
oboloí or obeloí (metal sticks,
literally "spits")
originally used for
roasting lamb. With
anthropological evidence it is
believed that the
oboloi were...
- talent. An
Attic talent is
equivalent to 60 minae, 6,000
drachmae or 36,000
oboloi.
Money portal Attic weight Talent (measurement)
Drachmae The
exact m****...
- Iron
oboloi in the form of
spits uncovered at Heraion, now displa**** at the
Numismatic Museum of Athens....
- rod-shaped
obeloi (
oboloi) displa**** at the
Numismatic Museum of Athens,
discovered at
Heraion of Argos. Below:
grasp of six
oboloi forming one drachma...
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Copper ingots from
Crete and
Mycenae Iron
oboloi in the form of spit,
uncovered at
Heraion of
Argos Athens, 467–465 BC.
Silver Dekadrachm. Head of Athena...
