denarius
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The denarius was a standard Roman silver coin that became the backbone of the Roman monetary system and a key medium of trade across the Roman world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman denarius | 4 |
| denarius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8726790 — 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: denarius Context triple: [Roman state, hasCurrency, denarius]
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A.
Dirachma
Dirachma is a small, rare genus of flowering plants known for its highly restricted distribution and placement in its own family, Dirachmaceae.
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B.
Follis
The follis was a large bronze coin used in the Byzantine Empire, particularly prominent in the 6th and 7th centuries.
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C.
Byzantine solidus
The Byzantine solidus was a highly stable and widely circulated gold coin of the Byzantine Empire that served as a key reference currency across the Mediterranean and beyond for centuries.
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D.
Varaha (gold coin)
Varaha was a high-value gold coin of the Vijayanagara Empire, renowned for its purity and widespread use in South Indian trade and temple donations.
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E.
Juno Moneta
Juno Moneta is an aspect of the Roman goddess Juno associated with warning, protection, and the origin of the word “money,” as her temple in Rome housed the city’s mint.
- 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: denarius Target entity description: The denarius was a standard Roman silver coin that became the backbone of the Roman monetary system and a key medium of trade across the Roman world.
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A.
Dirachma
Dirachma is a small, rare genus of flowering plants known for its highly restricted distribution and placement in its own family, Dirachmaceae.
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B.
Follis
The follis was a large bronze coin used in the Byzantine Empire, particularly prominent in the 6th and 7th centuries.
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C.
Byzantine solidus
The Byzantine solidus was a highly stable and widely circulated gold coin of the Byzantine Empire that served as a key reference currency across the Mediterranean and beyond for centuries.
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D.
Varaha (gold coin)
Varaha was a high-value gold coin of the Vijayanagara Empire, renowned for its purity and widespread use in South Indian trade and temple donations.
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E.
Juno Moneta
Juno Moneta is an aspect of the Roman goddess Juno associated with warning, protection, and the origin of the word “money,” as her temple in Rome housed the city’s mint.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman coin
ⓘ
ancient coin ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
D
ⓘ
X ⓘ |
| backboneOf | Roman monetary system ⓘ |
| category | Roman numismatics ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Britannia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ the Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| edge | plain ⓘ |
| etymologyOf |
denaro
ⓘ
denier ⓘ denier tournois ⓘ dinar ⓘ |
| experienced | progressive debasement over time ⓘ |
| hasNotableSeries |
imperatorial denarii
ⓘ
imperial denarii ⓘ |
| influenced | medieval European coinage ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | late 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| introducedUnder | Roman Republic monetary reform ⓘ |
| laterObverseDepiction | portrait of the emperor ⓘ |
| laterValue | 16 asses ⓘ |
| manufacturingProcess | struck coinage ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| metalStandard | billon in later periods ⓘ |
| pluralForm | denarii ⓘ |
| primaryDenominationOf | Roman silver currency ⓘ |
| replaced | quadrigatus silver coin ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
antoninianus
ⓘ
argenteus ⓘ solidus ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| standardObverseDepiction | head of Roma ⓘ |
| standardReverseDepiction | Dioscuri on horseback ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Roman currency system ⓘ |
| typicalEarlyValue | 10 asses GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedAs | unit of account ⓘ |
| usedFor |
payment of soldiers
ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ trade across the Roman world ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: denarius Description of subject: The denarius was a standard Roman silver coin that became the backbone of the Roman monetary system and a key medium of trade across the Roman world.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman denarius
this entity surface form:
Roman denarius
this entity surface form:
Roman denarius
this entity surface form:
Roman denarius