Daric
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The Daric was a high-purity gold coin of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, widely used across its territories and emblematic of its economic power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daric canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3001841 — 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: Daric Context triple: [Artaxerxes I of Persia, coinage, Daric]
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A.
Durkan
Durkan is a surname most notably associated with Jenny Durkan, the former mayor of Seattle and an American attorney and politician.
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B.
Darek
Darek is a given name, typically a variant spelling of Derek used in various European countries.
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C.
Dakku
Dakku was one of the wives of famed Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, who helped support his family life during his historic climbing career.
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D.
Aletes
Aletes is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as a descendant of Heracles and associated with the royal lineage that ruled parts of the Peloponnese.
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E.
Dara
Dara is a given name most prominently associated with Dara Khosrowshahi, the Iranian-American businessman and CEO of Uber.
- 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: Daric Target entity description: The Daric was a high-purity gold coin of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, widely used across its territories and emblematic of its economic power.
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A.
Durkan
Durkan is a surname most notably associated with Jenny Durkan, the former mayor of Seattle and an American attorney and politician.
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B.
Darek
Darek is a given name, typically a variant spelling of Derek used in various European countries.
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C.
Dakku
Dakku was one of the wives of famed Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, who helped support his family life during his historic climbing career.
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D.
Aletes
Aletes is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as a descendant of Heracles and associated with the royal lineage that ruled parts of the Peloponnese.
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E.
Dara
Dara is a given name most prominently associated with Dara Khosrowshahi, the Iranian-American businessman and CEO of Uber.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid imperial coinage
ⓘ
ancient coin ⓘ gold coin ⓘ |
| category |
Achaemenid numismatics
ⓘ
ancient Persian economy ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Ancient Near East
ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ territories of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| coinShape | roughly oval flan ⓘ |
| complementedBy | Achaemenid silver siglos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | Achaemenid bimetallic system ⓘ |
| depicts |
Persian king or hero with bow
ⓘ
archer ⓘ |
| emblematicOf | economic power of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 6th–4th century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Greek coinage
ⓘ
later Persian coinage ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Darius I of Persia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
archaeological finds
ⓘ
classical Greek sources ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| mintingTechnology | struck coinage ⓘ |
| monetaryRole |
high-value coin
ⓘ
imperial trade coin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Darius I of Persia ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | royal archer ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lydian gold coinage ⓘ |
| purity | high ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | irregular incuse punch ⓘ |
| scriptOnCoin | none (design without legend) ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Achaemenid administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid central administration
|
| symbolizes | imperial authority of the Achaemenid kings ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid period
|
| usedBy | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial taxation and tribute
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ payment of mercenaries ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
|
| valuableTo | modern numismatists ⓘ |
| weightStandard | about 8.0–8.4 grams ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daric Description of subject: The Daric was a high-purity gold coin of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, widely used across its territories and emblematic of its economic power.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.