drachma

Japanese: drachma
drachma

…Because silver was produced in large quantities in Greece, silver coins were the main currency, with copper coins as a secondary currency; gold coins were used almost exclusively from the Orient (Lydia, especially Persia), and minting was the exception; elektron (a natural alloy of gold and silver, not found on the mainland) was only made in Ionia. The units of currency used were the drachma and the stater. In Cretan times, there was a certain amount of copper bullion, but this could not be considered currency. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "drachma" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…銀はギリシアにかなり産出するから,銀貨を主とし銅貨を補助貨とし,金貨はもっぱらオリエントのもの(リュディア,ことにペルシア)が使われ,鋳造されたことは例外的であり,エレクトロンēlektron(金と銀との自然合金で,本土には産しない)貨幣はイオニアで造られたのみである。貨幣の単位はドラクマdrachmaとスタテルstatērが使われた。 クレタ時代には一定量の銅の延べ金があったが,貨幣とはいえない。…

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