(1 Chronicles 29:7; Ezra 2:69; Ezra 8:27; Nehemiah 7:70-72). Αdarconim , the Persian daric , from dara "a king," a gold coin circulated among the Jews during their subjection to Medo-Persia; the earliest coined money used by the Jews, and the oldest gold coin of which specimens are extant; a crowned archer is impressed on it; heavier than an English guinea; or 25 shillings.