daric
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The daric was a high-purity gold coin of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, widely used across its territories and influential in ancient Near Eastern and Greek economies.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid imperial coinage
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ancient coin → gold coin → |
| circulatedIn |
Asia Minor
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Egypt → Greek city-states → Levant → Mesopotamia → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Achaemenid Empire
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| currencyOf |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
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| denominationOf |
Achaemenid coinage system
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| depicts |
Persian king as archer
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royal hero with bow → |
| documentedIn |
other Classical Greek authors
→
writings of Herodotus → |
| economicSignificance |
key medium of exchange in Achaemenid economy
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reference standard for value in Greek sources → |
| endTime |
4th century BCE
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time of Alexander the Great → |
| GreekName |
δαρεικός (dareikos)
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| hasPart |
obverse type with royal archer
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reverse punch mark → |
| historicalPeriod |
Achaemenid period
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| influenced |
Greek coinage
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ancient Near Eastern monetary systems → |
| introducedBy |
Darius I of Persia
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| languageOfName |
Greek
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| material |
gold
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| metallicComposition |
approximately 95–98% gold
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| monetaryRole |
high-value coin
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imperial trade coin → |
| namedAfter |
Darius I of Persia
NERFINISHED
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| purity |
high-purity gold
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| relatedTo |
siglos (Achaemenid silver coin)
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| replacedBy |
gold staters of Alexander the Great
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| standardizedWeightSystem |
Persian siglos–daric system
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| startTime |
late 6th century BCE
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reign of Darius I → |
| typeOf |
bullion coin
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| usedFor |
imperial taxation
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long-distance trade → payment of troops → |
| usedIn |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
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Ancient Greece → Ancient Near East → |
| weight |
about 8.0–8.4 grams
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Achaemenid Empire
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currency |