LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

chalcus

Meaning

  1. a copper coin

chalcus, i, m., = χαλκός,
I. a copper coin, the tenth (acc. to Gr. authors, the sixth or eighth) part of an obolus, Plin. 21, 34, 109, § 185.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesChalcusChalcus (χαλκοῦς or χαλκίον). We have spoken, under AES of the use of bronze or copper for money, which began in most parts of the Greek world about B…

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What does chalcus mean in Latin?
chalcus, a noun, means “a copper coin”.