octadrachm, octo-
(ˈɒktədræm)
[ad. Gr. ὀκτάδραχµ-ος adj., weighing or worth eight drachmæ, f. ὀκτα- + δραχµή drachma.]
An ancient Greek coin of the value of eight drachmæ.
| 1876 Humphreys Coin-Coll. Man. v. 41 The Edonians coined octodrachms, pieces of eight drachms. 1885 Athenæum 28 Feb. 284/1 A silver octadrachm of the town of Ichnæ, in Macedon, and a very fine tetradrachm of Camarina. |