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daric|ˈdærɪk|
Also 6–7 daricke, dari(c)que, 7–9 darick.
[ad. Gr. Δᾱρεικ-ός (properly and adj. agreeing with στατήρ stater).]
A gold coin of ancient Persia, said to have been named from the first Darius. Also a Persian silver coin of the same design, specifically called siglos.
1566Painter Pal. Pleas. I. 40 The King..sent to the man..a cuppe of golde and a thousand darices. 1586T. B. La Primaud. Fr. Acad. 336 Two cups..full, the one of Dariques of gold, the other of silver Dariques. 1665Sir T. Herbert Trav. (1677) 243 Timagoras..had received a bribe of ten thousand Dariques or Sagittaries. 1767Swinton in Phil. Trans. LVII. 273 note, The bow and arrow..visible..on a very curious Daric. 1879H. Phillips Notes Coins 5 The Persian Daric, of which an example in silver is shown. |