The least valuable coin, equivalent to only 1/8 of an asarion, which was in turn 1/16 of a denarius, which was the daily salary of a laborer, equivalent to 4 grams of silver. Thus, the white one was equivalent to 1/128 of a denarius, or 30 milligrams of silver.
Meaning of WHITE
The least valuable coin, equivalent to only 1/8 of an asarion, which was in turn 1/16 of a denarius, which was the daily salary of a laborer, equivalent to 4 grams of silver.