decadrachma

dec·a·drachm

[dek-uh-dram]
noun
a silver coin of ancient Greece equal to 10 drachmas.
Also, dekadrachm, dec·a·drach·ma [dek-uh-drak-muh] .


Origin:
1855–60; deca- + drachm

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