The meaning of Drachma; Dram in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
drak'-ma, (drachme): The word is used in the Septuagint as the rendering of beqa', "half-shekel," which must refer to the light standard for the shekel, as its weight was about 62 grains. In the New Testament the word occurs only in Luke 15:8-9, where it is rendered "a piece of silver" (m "drachma"). It was commonly taken as equivalent to the Roman denarius, though not strictly so.
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