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What (who) is Obolus - definition

ANCIENT GREEK CURRENCY
Diobol; Obolos; Oboli; Obeloi; Obolus; Oboloi; Obelos; Obellos; Odelos; Obols
  • Silver Athenian obol, prominently featuring the regional owl design. 510–490 BC.

Obolus         
·noun An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm.
II. Obolus ·noun A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value.
Oboli         
·pl of Obolus.

Wikipedia

Obol (coin)

The obol (Greek: ὀβολός, obolos, also ὀβελός (obelós), ὀβελλός (obellós), ὀδελός (odelós). lit. "nail, metal spit"; Latin: obolus) was a form of ancient Greek currency and weight.