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It is very difficult to determine value across 2200 years, as the economy was su very different. Food was expensive compared to now, and clothes were super expensive.
A drachma - 6 obols - was a day's wages for a skilled worker, but what that meant in purchasing power relative to now is hard to determine. This is an octobol, so eight obols, or a little over a day's wage.