Of each bes of silver one sicilicus is consumed, or occasionally when very impure, three drachmae or half an uncia. |
A coin might feel light in the hand, but if Cleopatra said it was worth 80 drachmae, it was worth 80 drachmae. |
Elsewhere in the British Museum you will discover that the ancient Greeks had drachmae before the Romans came along with their denarii. |
I paid him on your account 8 drachmae as earnest money to catch mice in Toka. |
Another way is to take two unciae of ore, a semi-uncia of litharge, two drachmae of Venetian glass and a semi-uncia of saltpetre. |
Projects we have been involved in are the Drachmae Project of Brian Kelly, the upcoming game Lyth, several hackathons and two instances of Payexpo. |