Aeginetan silver staters
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aeginetan silver staters canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aeginetan silver staters Context triple: [Aigina, knownFor, Aeginetan silver staters]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Treasury of the Sikyonians
The Treasury of the Sikyonians is an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the city of Sikyon to house offerings and display its wealth and piety within the sanctuary of Apollo.
- 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: Aeginetan silver staters Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Treasury of the Sikyonians
The Treasury of the Sikyonians is an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the city of Sikyon to house offerings and display its wealth and piety within the sanctuary of Apollo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek coin
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electrum and silver currency type ⓘ silver stater ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Aeginetan maritime commerce ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Aegean Sea region
ⓘ
Greek mainland ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Mediterranean
|
| currentStatus | highly valued by numismatists ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | stater ⓘ |
| earliestIssuesDateTo | circa 550 BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| earliestWidespreadSilverCoinageIn |
Greek world
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenic world
|
| economicRole |
facilitated maritime trade
ⓘ
served as trade currency ⓘ |
| findspotsInclude |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
hoards across Greece ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
among earliest standardized silver coinages in Greece
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helped spread use of coinage in Greek world ⓘ |
| iconographySymbolism | sea turtle symbolizing seafaring power ⓘ |
| influencedCoinageOf |
Peloponnesian cities
ⓘ
islands of the Aegean ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| languageOfLegends | Greek (when present) ⓘ |
| laterDesignChange | sea turtle replaced by land tortoise ⓘ |
| manufacturingTechnique | struck coinage ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| mintedIn | Aegina ⓘ |
| mintingAuthority | polis of Aegina ⓘ |
| museumHoldings |
American Numismatic Society
ⓘ
British Museum ⓘ National Archaeological Museum of Athens ⓘ |
| numismaticCategory |
Archaic Greek coinage
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Classical Greek coinage ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
land tortoise (later issues)
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sea turtle ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
5th century BCE
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6th century BCE ⓘ |
| regionallyInfluential | yes ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Attic standard coinage in many regions ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
incuse square
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skew pattern incuse ⓘ |
| shape | roughly round ⓘ |
| subdivisions |
drachm
ⓘ
obol ⓘ |
| typicalWeight | about 12.2 grams ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Aegina
ⓘ
ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| weightStandard | Aeginetan standard ⓘ |
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