Neapolitan ducat
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The Neapolitan ducat was a historical gold and later silver coin that served as the principal monetary unit of the Kingdom of Naples for several centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neapolitan ducat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T709956 — 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: Neapolitan ducat Context triple: [Kingdom of Naples, currency, Neapolitan ducat]
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A.
Lombardy–Venetia florin
The Lombardy–Venetia florin was a 19th-century currency used in the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia under Austrian rule before being superseded by the Italian lira.
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B.
Tuscan florin
The Tuscan florin was a historical gold coin used in Tuscany, influential in medieval European trade and finance.
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C.
Aragonese florin
The Aragonese florin was a medieval gold coin used in the Crown of Aragon, modeled on the Florentine florin and important in Mediterranean trade.
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D.
Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
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E.
Prussian thaler
The Prussian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of Prussia until it was replaced by the German gold mark in the late 19th century.
- 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: Neapolitan ducat Target entity description: The Neapolitan ducat was a historical gold and later silver coin that served as the principal monetary unit of the Kingdom of Naples for several centuries.
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A.
Lombardy–Venetia florin
The Lombardy–Venetia florin was a 19th-century currency used in the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia under Austrian rule before being superseded by the Italian lira.
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B.
Tuscan florin
The Tuscan florin was a historical gold coin used in Tuscany, influential in medieval European trade and finance.
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C.
Aragonese florin
The Aragonese florin was a medieval gold coin used in the Crown of Aragon, modeled on the Florentine florin and important in Mediterranean trade.
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D.
Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
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E.
Prussian thaler
The Prussian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of Prussia until it was replaced by the German gold mark in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coin
ⓘ
gold coin ⓘ historical currency ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Italian states monetary history
ⓘ
Neapolitan economy ⓘ |
| category |
Coins of Italy
ⓘ
Currencies of former countries ⓘ |
| circulation | several centuries ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| denomination | ducat ⓘ |
| follows | medieval gold ducat tradition ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Kingdom of Naples and dependencies
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Naples
|
| historicalPeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| laterType | milled coin ⓘ |
| material |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| metallicStandard |
gold standard
ⓘ
silver standard ⓘ |
| monetaryFunction |
standard of value
ⓘ
store of wealth ⓘ |
| monetaryHierarchy | higher-value coin ⓘ |
| monetaryRole |
medium of exchange
ⓘ
unit of account ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | Neapolitan monetary system ⓘ |
| region | Southern Italy ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
Florentine florin
ⓘ
linked to:
Tuscan florin
Venetian ducat ⓘ |
| servedAs | base unit for subsidiary coinage ⓘ |
| status | obsolete currency ⓘ |
| type | hammered coin ⓘ |
| usedAs | principal monetary unit ⓘ |
| usedFor |
state finance
ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
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Subject: Neapolitan ducat Description of subject: The Neapolitan ducat was a historical gold and later silver coin that served as the principal monetary unit of the Kingdom of Naples for several centuries.
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