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What is an obolus?

What is an obolus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma.
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This often supplies the obolus that secures the necessary bit of Cunard passport.
That will hardly work out to one obolus for each drop of blood!
In the klint escarpment radioactive graptolite argillite and obolus phosphorite crop out.
According to Philemon it amounted to one obolus, about four cents of our money.
Evidently to humble my pride and beg an obolus of young Berkley.
Unlike the shells of its relatives, the lingulids, the obolus shells were composed of calcium carbonate.

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