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ob·ol  (bl) also ob·o·lus (b-ls)
n. pl. ob·ols also ob·o·li (--l)
A silver coin or unit of weight equal to one sixth of a drachma, formerly used in ancient Greece.

[Latin obolus, from Greek obolos, variant of obelos, spit, obol.]


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These leaders of a once-egalitarian society are today headed by His Royal Highness Ubi Ujong Inah, the Obol Lopon of Ugep.
9) According to Lucian, another oracle of the period charges 'two obols for each prediction' while Alexander charges 'a drachma and two obols' (Alex.
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