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obol (ˈɒbəl) Also 8 obole. [ad. L. obol-us, a. Gr. ὀβολός.] = obolus 1.a 1670 Hacket Abp. Williams i. (1693) 225 The Romans says Plutarch, allowed Nine Obols, or Fifteen Pence a day to him that was sent Abroad upon a publick Treaty. 1771 Raper in Phil. Trans. LXI. 469 The current coin of Athens, was...
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Obol
Obol may refer to:
Obol (coin), a type of silver coin used in Ancient Greece
Obol, an occasional name for the halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin) Obol (urban-type settlement), an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus
Obol (river), a river in Belarus
Obol Investment, a Swedish company
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Obol (urban-type settlement)
Obol or Obal (; ) is an urban-type settlement in Shumilina District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. As of 2023, it has a population of 2,139. Geography
Located in the center of Vitebsk Region, Obol lies between Vitebsk ( southeast) and Polotsk ( northwest), and is crossed by the Obol River.
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obolet
† ˈobolet Obs. rare—1. [f. obol + -et1 dim.] = obolus 3.1727 W. Mather Yng. Man's Comp. 399 These are reduced into Drachms, Scruples, Obolets, Carats and Grains.
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Obol (coin)
Plutarch states the Spartans had an iron obol of four coppers. Each obol was divisible into eight "coppers" (, khalkoí). In some other cities the obol was instead divided into twelve coppers.
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Ionian obol
Until 1834, 1 obol = 4 lepta (singular lepton), after which 1 obol = 5 lepta. Throughout its existence, the obol was equal to a British half penny. The obol replaced a series of countermarked coins denominated in Turkish paras and copper gazete coins.
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What is the exact type of coin that Charon accepts for a ferry to the Underworld? I am not sure whether to believe in Greek mythology or not, but I certainly don't want to spend my afterlife as a ghost, so I'm thinkin...
A danake/obol it seems to be
> _Suidas s.v. [danake](
Other choice, the Greek Obol.
> **Aristophanes, Frogs 180 ff (trans.
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Obol Investment
The Obol affair
According to Radio Sweden's domestic program Kaliber on 3 December 2006, the company "Obol Investment" doesn't exist, and doesn't have The founder and owner of Obol, an Englishman known as "Sir Brownleigh".
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Ula (Caria)
Oula appears in the Athenian tribute lists and paid an annual tribute of 17 drachmae, 1 obol.
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Charon's obol
Charon's obol as viaticum
In Latin, Charon's obol is sometimes called a viaticum, which in everyday usage means "provision for a journey" (from via, " just died and Charon is asking for an obol in order to convey him across the river to the underworld, Menippus refuses to pay the obol, and consequently
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Amynanda
Amynanda appears in the Athenian tribute lists and paid an annual tribute of 50 drachmae, 5 obol.
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Swedish Basketball League
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On October 6, 2006, the Swedish Basketball Federation signed a 15-year agreement with Swiss company Obol Investment. Part of the deal was that Basketligan would be renamed Obol Basketball League.
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Danake
A single coin buried with the dead and made of silver or gold is often referred to as a and presumed to be a form of Charon's obol. Charon's obol is sometimes specifically called a naulum (Greek , "boat fare").
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Attic talent
However, Athenians had already adopted the drachma and the obol as a form of currency. Currency or weight
The subsequent units would then become as follows, obol, drachma, mina, and heaviest being the talent.
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Tarbana
Tarbana appears in the Athenian tribute lists and paid an annual tribute of 17 drachmae, 1 obol.
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