# siglos

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A silver coin of Achaemenid Persia worth one twentieth of a daric and weighing about 5.6 grams.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek σίγλος (síglos), from Semitic. Compare Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel), Akkadian 𒅆𒅗𒇻 (šiqlu).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/siglos