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Headword:
Χαλκοῦς
Adler number: chi,55
Translated headword: copper
Vetting Status: low
Translation: 7 lepta ['lights, mites']. See under 'talent'.[1]
Greek Original:Χαλκοῦς: λεπτῶν ζ#. καὶ ζήτει ἐν τῷ τάλαντον.
Notes:
[1]
Tau 34.
See generally John Melville-Jones,
A Dictionary of Ancient Greek Coins (London 1986) s.v. chalkos and, esp., lepton ['It is far from certain that the word was ever officially applied to any denomination' -- despite Mark 12:42, on the widow's 'two mites, which make a farthing'].
Translated by: David Whitehead on 1 January 2004@10:57:28.
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