Athenian obol

E289579

ancient Greek coin unit of currency

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Athenian obol canonical	2
Attic standard of coinage	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek coin ⓘ unit of currency ⓘ
associatedWith	Athenian democracy ⓘ Athenian Empire ⓘ surface form: Athenian naval empire
circulationArea	Aegean cultural sphere ⓘ surface form: Aegean world eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
country	Classical Athens ⓘ
culture	Classical Athens ⓘ surface form: ancient 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 drachma ⓘ surface form: Athenian didrachm Athenian drachma ⓘ Athenian tetradrachm ⓘ
material	silver ⓘ
mintedIn	Athens ⓘ
mintingAuthority	polis of Athens ⓘ surface form: Athenian polis
monetarySystem	Attic standard ⓘ
partOf	Athenian drachma ⓘ surface form: Athenian monetary system
region	Attica ⓘ
relativeWeight	approximately 1⁄6 of an Attic drachma in weight ⓘ
script	ancient Greek alphabet ⓘ
smallerUnit	Athenian hemiobol ⓘ Athenian hemiobol ⓘ surface form: Athenian tetartemorion 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Athenian drachma → relatedCurrency → Athenian obol ⓘ

Athens Mint → currencyProduced → Athenian obol ⓘ

Attic weight system → influenced → Athenian obol ⓘ

this entity surface form: Attic standard of coinage