http://wordie.org/words/drachma Comments for the word 'Drachma' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/drachma#comments Yup - just like <a href="/words/pound">pound</a>. I reckon most old units of currency probably derive from weights. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:53:09 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/drachma#comments http://wordie.org/words/drachma#comments Never realised this was a measure of weight. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:35:23 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/drachma#comments