Athens Mint
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Athens Mint was the principal ancient Greek mint in the city of Athens, renowned for producing the influential silver coinage that underpinned Athenian trade and power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Athens Mint canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2679317 — 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: Athens Mint Context triple: [Athenian drachma, mintedAt, Athens Mint]
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A.
San Francisco Mint
The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint historically known for producing circulating coinage and proof coins, particularly for the western United States.
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B.
Philadelphia Mint
The Philadelphia Mint is the oldest and largest coin-producing facility of the United States Mint, responsible for striking a significant portion of the nation’s circulating and commemorative coinage.
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C.
Carson City Mint
Carson City Mint was a 19th-century branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada, best known for producing silver coins from Comstock Lode bullion marked with the "CC" mint mark.
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D.
New Orleans Mint
The New Orleans Mint was a historic branch of the United States Mint that produced gold and silver coinage in the 19th and early 20th centuries and now serves as a museum and cultural site.
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E.
Denver Mint
The Denver Mint is a branch of the United States Mint that produces circulating coins and coin dies and stores gold and silver bullion in Denver, Colorado.
- 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: Athens Mint Target entity description: Athens Mint was the principal ancient Greek mint in the city of Athens, renowned for producing the influential silver coinage that underpinned Athenian trade and power.
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A.
San Francisco Mint
The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint historically known for producing circulating coinage and proof coins, particularly for the western United States.
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B.
Philadelphia Mint
The Philadelphia Mint is the oldest and largest coin-producing facility of the United States Mint, responsible for striking a significant portion of the nation’s circulating and commemorative coinage.
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C.
Carson City Mint
Carson City Mint was a 19th-century branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada, best known for producing silver coins from Comstock Lode bullion marked with the "CC" mint mark.
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D.
New Orleans Mint
The New Orleans Mint was a historic branch of the United States Mint that produced gold and silver coinage in the 19th and early 20th centuries and now serves as a museum and cultural site.
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E.
Denver Mint
The Denver Mint is a branch of the United States Mint that produces circulating coins and coin dies and stores gold and silver bullion in Denver, Colorado.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient mint
ⓘ
coin mint ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence | Athenian coin hoards across Mediterranean ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Athena ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian democracy
ⓘ
Athenian maritime empire ⓘ |
| coinStandard |
Attic weight standard
ⓘ
linked to:
Attic weight system
|
| country |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| currencyProduced |
Athenian obol
ⓘ
Athenian silver drachma ⓘ
linked to:
Athenian drachma
Athenian tetradrachm ⓘ |
| economicRole |
facilitated Athenian trade
ⓘ
principal mint of Athens ⓘ producer of Athenian state coinage ⓘ supported Athenian imperial finances ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| iconographyFeatured |
crescent moon
ⓘ
head of Athena ⓘ
linked to:
Gorgoneion
olive sprig ⓘ owl of Athena ⓘ |
| influence |
influenced coin designs of other Greek poleis
ⓘ
standardized silver coinage in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| inscriptionFeatured | ΑΘΕ (abbreviation for Athenians) ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Athenian polis
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ Attica ⓘ |
| materialUsed | silver ⓘ |
| metalSourceRegion |
Laurion mines
ⓘ
linked to:
Athenian silver mines
|
| notableCoinType | Athenian owl tetradrachm ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Athenian polis
ⓘ
linked to:
polis of Athens
Athenian state ⓘ
linked to:
Athenian Empire
|
| peakActivity | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| politicalRole | instrument of Athenian hegemony in the Aegean ⓘ |
| productCharacteristic |
consistent weight standard
ⓘ
high silver fineness ⓘ widely trusted coinage ⓘ |
| productCirculationRegion |
Aegean Sea region
ⓘ
Black Sea trade routes ⓘ Persian Empire territories ⓘ eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| startActivityApprox | late 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
financing Athenian navy
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large-scale commercial transactions ⓘ payment of mercenaries ⓘ tribute payments within the Delian League ⓘ |
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Subject: Athens Mint Description of subject: Athens Mint was the principal ancient Greek mint in the city of Athens, renowned for producing the influential silver coinage that underpinned Athenian trade and power.
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