Crossword clues for daric
daric
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Daric \Dar"ic\ (d[a^]r"[i^]k), n. [Gr. dareiko`s, of Persian origin.]
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(Antiq.)
A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer.
A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric.
Any very pure gold coin.
Wiktionary
n. A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).
Usage examples of "daric".
Charon as Daric, bewildered, given equivocal guidance by a small legion of artificial intelligences and twilight beings, pursues his destiny.
Nor do I understand why left-brace we were kept in the daric so long, because, apparently bar my mother suffered at his hands, too.
But I did confiscate a number of gold odds and ends and melted them down to make darics to pay for the Greek wars.
But I did confiscate a number of gold odds and ends and melted them down to make darics to pay for the Greek wars.