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Webster 1913 Edition


Daric

Dar′ic

(dăr′ĭk)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
δαρεικός
, 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
.
2.
Any very pure gold coin.

Webster 1828 Edition


Daric

DAR'IC

,
Noun.
A gold coin of Darius the Mede, value about 556 cents.