Athenian drachma
E56536
The Athenian drachma was an influential ancient Greek silver coin that became a dominant trade currency throughout the Mediterranean world.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Athenian drachma canonical | 6 |
| Athenian didrachm | 1 |
| Athenian monetary system | 1 |
| Athenian owl drachma | 1 |
| Athenian silver drachma | 1 |
| Athenian tetradrachm | 1 |
| Attic drachma (weight) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T448841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Athenian drachma Context triple: [Classical Athens, currency, Athenian drachma]
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A.
Dinar
The Dinar is a historic gold coin and monetary unit widely used across the Islamic world, originating as the standard currency of early Muslim empires.
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B.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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C.
Ottoman lira
The Ottoman lira was the principal monetary unit of the late Ottoman Empire, used from the mid-19th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
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D.
Treasury of the Athenians
The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
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E.
Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Athenian drachma Target entity description: The Athenian drachma was an influential ancient Greek silver coin that became a dominant trade currency throughout the Mediterranean world.
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A.
Dinar
The Dinar is a historic gold coin and monetary unit widely used across the Islamic world, originating as the standard currency of early Muslim empires.
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B.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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C.
Ottoman lira
The Ottoman lira was the principal monetary unit of the late Ottoman Empire, used from the mid-19th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
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D.
Treasury of the Athenians
The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
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E.
Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek silver coin
ⓘ
currency ⓘ |
| approximateWeight | about 4.3 grams of silver ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian democracy
ⓘ
Delian League ⓘ
surface form:
Delian League tribute system
|
| category | ancient Greek numismatics ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Aegean Sea region
Black Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sea region
Mediterranean world ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Near East
|
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| denominationSystem | Athenian (Attic) monetary system ⓘ |
| economicRole |
dominant trade currency in eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
reference currency for exchange rates in antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
helped facilitate Athenian maritime trade empire
ⓘ
widely imitated by other mints ⓘ |
| iconography | symbols of Athena and her owl ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic coinage standards
ⓘ
other Greek city-state coinages ⓘ |
| inscription | ΑΘΕ (abbreviation of Athēnaiōn) ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | polis of Athens ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Athenian polis and its territories ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| mediumOfExchange | silver coinage ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| mintedAt | Athens Mint ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | Greek drachma system ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | head of Athena ⓘ |
| region | Attica ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
Athenian obol
ⓘ
Athenian drachma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian tetradrachm
|
| reverseDesign |
crescent
ⓘ
olive sprig ⓘ Athena ⓘ
surface form:
owl of Athena
|
| standard | Attic weight standard ⓘ |
| subunitOf | Athenian tetradrachm ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ Classical Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Classical period of ancient Greece
|
| usedFor |
mercenary wages
ⓘ
payments ⓘ trade ⓘ tribute payments in the Delian League ⓘ |
| usedIn | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| valueRelativeTo |
1⁄4 of an Athenian tetradrachm
ⓘ
6 Athenian obols ⓘ |
| weightSystem | Attic weight system ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Athenian drachma Description of subject: The Athenian drachma was an influential ancient Greek silver coin that became a dominant trade currency throughout the Mediterranean world.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Athenian tetradrachm
this entity surface form:
Athenian silver drachma
subject surface form:
ΑΘΕ
this entity surface form:
Attic drachma (weight)
this entity surface form:
Athenian monetary system
this entity surface form:
Athenian didrachm
this entity surface form:
Athenian owl drachma
subject surface form:
Athens