Sassanian drahm
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The Sassanian drahm was a silver coin of the Sassanian Empire that became a major standard of currency and trade across the Near East and Central Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sassanian drahm canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2030990 — 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: Sassanian drahm Context triple: [Dirham, influencedBy, Sassanian drahm]
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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.
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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C.
Banliang coin
The Banliang coin was an early standardized round bronze coin with a square hole that became the model for later Chinese cash coins.
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D.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
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E.
Athenian drachma
The Athenian drachma was an influential ancient Greek silver coin that became a dominant trade currency throughout the Mediterranean world.
- 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: Sassanian drahm Target entity description: The Sassanian drahm was a silver coin of the Sassanian Empire that became a major standard of currency and trade across the Near East and Central Asia.
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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.
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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C.
Banliang coin
The Banliang coin was an early standardized round bronze coin with a square hole that became the model for later Chinese cash coins.
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D.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
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E.
Athenian drachma
The Athenian drachma was an influential ancient Greek silver coin that became a dominant trade currency throughout the Mediterranean world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
historical coin ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| category | Sassanian numismatics ⓘ |
| circulatedDuring |
Sassanian period
ⓘ
linked to:
Sasanian Empire
|
| circulatedFromCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| circulatedToCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| continuedInUseAfter |
Arab conquest of Iran
ⓘ
linked to:
Muslim conquest of Persia
|
| denominationOf | Sassanian monetary system ⓘ |
| edgeType | plain edge ⓘ |
| hasObverseDesign | portrait of Sassanian king ⓘ |
| hasReverseDesign |
attendants flanking fire altar
ⓘ
fire altar ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | major monetary standard of Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
crescent and star symbols
ⓘ
royal crown types ⓘ |
| influenced |
Central Asian coinage
ⓘ
Islamic dirham ⓘ
linked to:
Dirham
early Islamic coin design ⓘ |
| inspired | Arab-Sassanian coinage ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| mintedBy | Sassanian royal mints ⓘ |
| mintedUnder |
Ardashir I
ⓘ
Khosrow I ⓘ Khosrow II ⓘ Shapur I ⓘ |
| scriptOnCoin |
Middle Persian
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Persian language
Pahlavi script ⓘ |
| servedAs |
standard of currency
ⓘ
trade standard ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| standardMetal | silver ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Sassanian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Sasanian Empire
merchants ⓘ military ⓘ state administration ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial transactions
ⓘ
military payments ⓘ tax payments ⓘ tribute payments ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Near East ⓘ
linked to:
Middle East
|
| usedInTrade |
international trade
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| weightStandard | approximately 4 grams ⓘ |
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Subject: Sassanian drahm Description of subject: The Sassanian drahm was a silver coin of the Sassanian Empire that became a major standard of currency and trade across the Near East and Central Asia.
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