Concept information
Preferred term
2368Persian weight standard
Broader concept
Scope note
- The weight standard that was introduced by Darius I, who at first followed Croesus’ standard, with a silver stater of 10.75 gr. and a gold stater of 8.06 gr. Later on, he adopted a weight of 8.36 gr. for the gold stater (dareikos) and 5.5 gr. for the silver stater (siglos).
Source
- Psoma 2015
Contributor
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
Creator
- Iakovidou Athena (AA)
Notation
- 2368
In other languages
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/2368
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