Drachma

Drachma (pl. drachmae) was the main currency used in Greece and in Ptolemaic Egypt.

History

5th century BCE

During the 5th century BCE the drachma was the agreed currency recognized and used throughout Greece, stamped with the eagle of the god Zeus, whether for services or materials or steeds.^[1] Notably, Sparta eschewed the use of drachmae, in order to discourage the hoarding of wealth.^[2]

1st century BCE

In the 1st century BCE, under the rule of the Greek pharaoh Ptolemy XIII, Egypt had also adopted the use of drachmae. The Medjay Bayek of Siwa, who went on to found the Hidden Ones together with his wife Aya, could buy anything from gear to steeds with and exchange animal goods for drachmae.^[3]

Modern times

Although undergoing changes throughout the centuries, drachmae remained the national currency of Greece until 2001 when it was replaced by the euro.^[4]^[2]

Behind the scenes

In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the description of the drachmae mentions that the currency was stamped with the image of an eagle. Despite this, the icon for the currency features a stylized lightning bolt of Zeus, a motive commonly found in Elean coins.^[1]

Gallery

Drachmae used in the Ptolemaic Kingdom

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Loadscreen hint
↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
↑ Greek drachma on Wikipedia

Assassin's Creed: Origins

Characters

Assassins	William Miles \| Bayek (Senu) • Aya • Phanos • Pasherenptah • Tahira • Phoxidas • Marcus Junius Brutus • Gaius Cassius Longinus • Kashta • Kawab • Maqwat • Osorkon • Paanchi • Shaqilat

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg • Sofia Rikkin • Simon Hathaway \| Actaeon • Berenike • Eudoros • Flavius Metellus • Hetepi • Julius Caesar • Khaliset • Ktesos • Livius • Lucius Septimius • Medunamun • Pothinus • Rudjek • Taharqa • Ampelius • Ptahmose • Rufio • Tacito

Phylakes	Abar • Bane of Hathor • Half Horn • Ptolemy's Fist • Ra's Mercy • The Galatian • The Hill • The Iron Bull • The Iron Ram • The Outsider • The Stranger

Gladiators	The Axes • The Brothers (Diovicos • Viridovix) • The Duelist • The Guardians of Siwa (Bayek • Kensa) • The Hammer • Hilarus Maximus • The Hoplite • Kosey • Polymestor • The Seleucid • The Slaver • Wamukota

Mythical Beings	Egyptian Deities (Anubis • Sobek • Sekhmet • Apep) • Undead Pharaohs (Akhenaten • Ramesses II • Nefertiti • Tutankhamun) • Anubis Shadows ( Faithless One • Relentless One) • Lost Army of Cambyses

Others	Layla Hassan • Deanna Geary \| Apate • Apollodorus • Aristo • Benipe • Caesarion • Claridas • Cleopatra • Chenzira • Damastes • Diocles • Esiocles • Fenuku • Gennadios • Ghupa • Harkhuf • Hepzefa • Hotephres • Jeska • Khemu • Khenut • Menehet • Melitta • Phoebe • Pompey • Praxilla • Ptolemy XIII • Rabiah • Venator • Vitruvius • Zahra • Gamilat • Sutekh • Isidora • Merti • Tahemet \| Alexander the Great

Factions

Hidden Ones (Egyptian Brotherhood • Roman Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Gabiniani • Medjay • Phylakes • Ptolemaic Kingdom • Roman Republic

Locations

Egypt (Alexandria • Bakchias • Euhemeria • Dionysias • Faiyum • Great Sphinx of Giza • Giza • Herakleion • Kanopos • Karanis • Kerkasoros • Krokodilopolis • Lake Moeris • Letopolis • Memphis • Natho • Per Ousir • Philadelphia • Pr-Hapi-n-Iwnw • Remetch Ra • Sais • Sau Village • Siwa • Soknopaiou Nesos • Udjat Apiary • Yamu • Yw Huts) • Kyrenaika (Apollonia • Cyrene • Balagrae) • Rome • Sinai (Arsinoe • Klysma Quarry) • Valley of the Kings (Set-Ma'at • Swenett • Thebes) • Afterlife (Aaru • Aten • Heb Sed • Duat)

Events

Mission to Egypt | Alexandrine war (Siege of Alexandria • Battle of the Nile) • Assassination of Julius Caesar • Curse of the Pharaohs

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Crafting • Customization • Currency (Drachma) • Discovery Tour • Eagle Vision • Genetic memory • Leap of Faith • Animus Pulse • Helix Credits • Memories • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden • Flickering Daggers • Glowing Mace • Isu Armor • Lightning's Strike • Lucius Septimius' flails • Moonlit Shield • Midnight Sun • Staff of Eden) • Skills • Treasure chests • Hunting • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Hidden Blade • Bow • Swords • Blunt weapons • Battleaxes • Spears • Shields

DLC

Ambush At Sea • The Curse of the Pharaohs • Discovery Tour • The Hidden Ones • Secrets of the First Pyramids • Trial of the Gods

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints