Daric

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Daric \Dar"ic\ (d[a^]r"[i^]k), n. [Gr. dareiko`s, of Persian
     origin.]
     1. (Antiq.)
        (a) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a
            little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side
            the figure of an archer.


        (b) A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of
            an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any very pure gold coin.
        [1913 Webster]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Daric
     in the Revised Version of 1 Chr. 29:7; Ezra 2:69; 8:27; Neh.
     7:70-72, where the Authorized Version has "dram." It is the
     rendering of the Hebrew darkemon and the Greek dareikos. It was
     a gold coin, bearing the figure of a Persian King with his crown
     and armed with bow and arrow. It was current among the Jews
     after their return from Babylon, i.e., while under the Persian
     domination. It weighed about 128 grains troy, and was of the
     value of about one guinea or rather more of our money. It is the
     first coin mentioned in Scripture, and is the oldest that
     history makes known to us.