{ Tet"ra*drachm (?), ||Tet`ra*drach"ma (?), }
n. [NL. tetradrachma, fr. Gr.
tetra`drachmon; te`tra- (see Tetra-) +
drachmh` drachm, drachma.] A silver coin among the ancient
Greeks, of the value of four drachms. The Attic tetradrachm
was equal to 3s. 3d. sterling, or about 76 cents.
{ Tet"ra*drachm (?), ||Tet`ra*drach"ma (?), }
n. [NL. tetradrachma, fr. Gr.
tetra`drachmon; te`tra- (see Tetra-) +
drachmh` drachm, drachma.] A silver coin among the ancient
Greeks, of the value of four drachms. The Attic tetradrachm
was equal to 3s. 3d. sterling, or about 76 cents.