Talk:Greek drachma

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The author of the article mentions a 2000-drachmae bill at the time of the euro's introduction, which is patently incorrect, as you can see in the Bank of Greece link he provides. I assume this must have been a simple error on his part, so I edited it out.

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I know that the article implies it, but shouldn't it be mentioned that Rome used Drachma too?

As for comparative values, perhaps a mention of a drachma's approximate value as a collector's item would be useful.

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collector costs would - though then we get into state of the piece of money. The usual Roman coin was the denarius, though. Polybius is using drachmae to talk about Roman soldiers because he's writing in Greek for a Greek audience. aureus (gold), denarius (silver), sestertius (silver), and then I forget. I think the little money was called a quadrans (copper). --MichaelTinkler

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What about the abbreviation, ₯?--Sonjaaa 05:02, Aug 18, 2004 (UTC)