Athenian obol

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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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Label Occurrences
Athenian obol canonical 2
Attic standard of coinage 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek coin
unit of currency
associatedWith Athenian democracy
Athenian naval empire
linked to: Athenian Empire
circulationArea Aegean world
eastern Mediterranean
country Classical Athens
culture ancient Athens
linked to: Classical Athens
currencyOf Athens
denominationSystem drachma–obol system
etymology derived from Greek ὀβολός (obolos)
hasDenominationRelation 48 obols = 1 Athenian stater
6 obols = 1 drachma
8 drachmas = 1 Athenian stater
historicalUse funerary payments
payment of day laborers
payment of jurors in Athens
religious offerings
largerUnit Athenian didrachm
linked to: Athenian drachma

Athenian drachma
Athenian tetradrachm
material silver
mintedIn Athens
mintingAuthority Athenian polis
linked to: polis of Athens
monetarySystem Attic standard
partOf Athenian monetary system
linked to: Athenian drachma
region Attica
relativeWeight approximately 1⁄6 of an Attic drachma in weight
script ancient Greek alphabet
smallerUnit Athenian hemiobol
Athenian tetartemorion
linked to: Athenian hemiobol

Athenian trihemiobol
subunitOf Athenian drachma
typicalObverseType head of Athena
typicalReverseType ethnic legend ΑΘΕ
olive sprig
owl of Athena
usedDuring 4th century BCE
5th century BCE
Classical period of ancient Greece
usedFor everyday transactions
market purchases
small payments
wages
usedIn Athenian economy
valueRelativeTo 1⁄6 Athenian drachma
weightStandard Attic weight standard

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Athenian drachma relatedCurrency Athenian obol
Athens Mint currencyProduced Athenian obol
Attic weight system influenced Attic standard of coinage
linked to: Athenian obol