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diobol

diobol noun: an ancient coin worth two obols.

diobol: an ancient coin worth two obols
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Noun

diobol (plural diobols)

  1. (historical) An ancient coin worth two obols.
    • In December, 1988, a group of debased silver diobols, of the types found at the Black Sea settlements of Mesembria and Apollonia Pontika, appeared in the ancient coin market.2007, Wayne Sayles, Ancient Coin Collecting II: Numismatic Art of the Greek World, page 80

Forms of diobol

pluraldiobols

Origin of diobol

From di- + obol.

Questions about diobol

What does diobol mean?
Diobol means an ancient coin worth two obols.
What part of speech is diobol?
Diobol is a noun.
What is the plural of diobol?
The plural of diobol is diobols.

Words near diobol in the dictionary

  1. Dinwoodie
  2. Diné
  3. DIO
  4. dioate
  5. dioates
  6. diobol
  7. diobolon
  8. diobols
  9. diocesal
  10. diocesan
  11. diocesans

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