1. a small silver coin of ancient Greece worth one-sixth of a drachma
Usage: historical
2. a very small amount of money; a pittance
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The ancient Greek obole was used for small daily transactions.
• Archaeological excavations uncovered several oboles from the classical period.
• He wouldn’t give an obole to help the poor.
• The merchant demanded payment down to the last obole.
• In ancient Athens, an obole could buy a day’s worth of bread.
• The historian studied the inscriptions on the bronze obole.