. . "Drachma (\u20AF; Greek: \u03B4\u03C1\u03B1\u03C7\u03BC\u03AE Modern Greek: [\u00F0rax\u02C8mi], Ancient Greek: [drak\u02B0m\u03AD\u02D0]; pl. drachmae or drachmas) was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history: An ancient Greek currency unit issued by many Greek city states during a period of ten centuries, from the Archaic period throughout the Classical period, the Hellenistic period up to the Roman period under Greek Imperial Coinage."@en . .