Dictionary entry

Daric

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Dar″ic (dăr″ĭk), n. [Gr. δαρεικόσ, of Persian origin.] 1. (Antiq.) (a) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer. (b) A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric.

2. Any very pure gold coin.