Definition of "obolus" in English

noun

1. A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma.

2. (historical) A unit of weight, equal to one-sixth of a drachma.

   • Dav. […] And after that I met the boy of Chremes With fishes, and an obolus of herbs.

noun

1. Alternative form of obelus.