Greek Coinage
Besides the talent and the drachma, there were more Greek coins. These were the mina (or mna), stater, obol, chalkos and lepton. They are not often mentioned by name in Bible translations, because their exact value is not so important in the text.
Name | Material | Value |
Talent | silver | 6 000 drachmae (60 mina) |
Mina (mna) | silver | 100 drachmae (25 shekel) |
Stater | silver | 4 drachmae (1 shekel) |
Didrachm | silver | 2 drachmae |
Drachma | silver | 1/4 shekel |
Obol | silver | 1/6 drachma |
Chalkos | copper | 1/48 drachma |
Lepton | copper | 1/128 drachma |
Diratswana tsa Bibele tse amanang
MATHEU 17.24 MATHEU 17.27 MATHEU 18.24 MATHEU 25.15 MAREKA 10.9 LUKA 12.59 LUKA 15.8 LUKA 19.13 LUKA 19.24 LUKA 21.2Bala ho feta?
“Ka akhaonto ya mahala, o ka: “