Athenian hemiobol
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The Athenian hemiobol was a small silver coin of ancient Athens valued at half an obol and used for low-denomination transactions in the classical Greek monetary system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Athenian hemiobol canonical | 1 |
| Athenian tetartemorion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12156180 — 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 hemiobol Context triple: [Athenian obol, smallerUnit, Athenian hemiobol]
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A.
Athenian obol
The Athenian obol was a small ancient Greek silver coin and unit of currency, valued as a fraction of the more substantial Athenian drachma and widely used in everyday transactions in classical Athens.
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B.
Corinthian stater
The Corinthian stater was an influential ancient Greek silver coin, widely used in Mediterranean trade and recognized by its distinctive Pegasus design.
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C.
Aeginetan silver staters
Aeginetan silver staters are ancient Greek coins from the island of Aegina, notable as some of the earliest widely circulated silver currency in the Greek world, often bearing a sea turtle design.
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D.
Athenian drachma
The Athenian drachma was an influential ancient Greek silver coin that became a dominant trade currency throughout the Mediterranean world.
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E.
Dirachma
Dirachma is a small, rare genus of flowering plants known for its highly restricted distribution and placement in its own family, Dirachmaceae.
- 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 hemiobol Target entity description: The Athenian hemiobol was a small silver coin of ancient Athens valued at half an obol and used for low-denomination transactions in the classical Greek monetary system.
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A.
Athenian obol
The Athenian obol was a small ancient Greek silver coin and unit of currency, valued as a fraction of the more substantial Athenian drachma and widely used in everyday transactions in classical Athens.
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B.
Corinthian stater
The Corinthian stater was an influential ancient Greek silver coin, widely used in Mediterranean trade and recognized by its distinctive Pegasus design.
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C.
Aeginetan silver staters
Aeginetan silver staters are ancient Greek coins from the island of Aegina, notable as some of the earliest widely circulated silver currency in the Greek world, often bearing a sea turtle design.
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D.
Athenian drachma
The Athenian drachma was an influential ancient Greek silver coin that became a dominant trade currency throughout the Mediterranean world.
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E.
Dirachma
Dirachma is a small, rare genus of flowering plants known for its highly restricted distribution and placement in its own family, Dirachmaceae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Athenian tetartemorion