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Measures & money

Drachma

A Greek silver coin named in biblical and related Second Temple texts.

Also called · drachm

What it means

The drachma belonged to Greek monetary systems and its weight and value differed by city and period.

In the first-century setting it was often comparable to, but not automatically identical with, a denarius.

How it appears in the Bible

Jesus’ parable of the lost coin portrays a woman carefully searching for one missing drachma.

Translation note

Some references occur in deuterocanonical books; canons and verse wording differ by tradition.