diobol

D2I1O1B3O1L1

noun

An ancient coin worth two obols.

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Meanings

noundiobol (plural diobols)

plural diobols

  1. historicalAn ancient coin worth two obols.

    In December, 1988, a group of debased silver diobols, of the types found at the Black Sea settlements of Mesembria and Apollonia Pontika, appeared in the ancient coin market.

    2007, Wayne Sayles, Ancient Coin Collecting II: Numismatic Art of the Greek World, page 80

Origin

From di- + obol.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

obloidobolid
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APA

diobol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diobol

MLA

“diobol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diobol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diobol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diobol.

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