Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Daric \Dar"ic\ (d[a^]r"[i^]k), n. [Gr. dareiko`s, of Persian
   origin.]
   1. (Antiq.)
      (a) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a
          little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side
          the figure of an archer.
      (b) A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of
          an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric.

   2. Any very pure gold coin.