Lexicographical Neighbors of Oboles
Literary usage of Oboles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William B. Dana (1848)
"Were we to form what we should call " a Pence Table " for Grecian money, we should
say,— 6 oboles make one drachma. 100 drachmas make one mina. ..."
2. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1848)
"Were we to form what we should call "a Pence Table " for Grecian money, we should
say,— 6 oboles make one drachma. 100 drachmas make one mina. ..."
3. Lectures on the history and principles of ancient commerce by James William Gilbart (1853)
"Were we to form what we should call " a Pence Table" for Grecian money, we should
say, 6 oboles make one drachma. 103 drachmas make one mina. ..."
4. Lectures and Essays by James William Gilbart (1865)
"Were we to form what we should call " a Pence Table " for Grecian money, we should
say, 6 oboles make one drachma. 100 drachmas make one mina. ..."
5. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1900)
"In the service of contractors, a certain man paid only two oboles which were only
worth three cents each, inasmuch as it took sixteen oboles to be worth a ..."
Other Resources:
