[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c9.55 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.55 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.55 - **Language:** English ### [c9.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.55) \*drachma\*, Greek silver coin; equal to 6 obols; Attic standard 67 grains, but the Indo-Greek standard was soon modified, their coins of 37 or 38 grains being called \*drachma\* or \*hemi-drachma\* by different scholars; origin of the Indian coin name \*dramma\* (q.v.). - [Previous: c9.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.54) - [Next: c9.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.56) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.55) · Pramāṇa