What's the difference between obelus and obolus?

Obelus

Definition:

• (n.) A mark [thus /, or Ö ]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.

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Obolus

Definition:

• (n.) A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value.
• (n.) An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm.

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