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 |
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