Δαρεικούς
Darics
Translated by James L. P. Butrica ✝25 Feb 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Darics are gold staters; each of them had the value of what the Athenians call a "gold." They were named not after Darius the father of Xerxes1 but after some other more ancient [Persian] king [of that name]. Some say that the daric is worth 20 silver drachmas, just as 5 darics are worth a mna of silver.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δαρεικούς· εἰσὶ μὲν χρυσοῖ στατῆρες οἱ δαρεικοί· ἠδύνατο δὲ ἕκαστος αὐτῶν ὅπερ καὶ ὁ παρὰ τοῖς Ἀττικοῖς ὀνομαζόμενος χρυσός. οὐκ ἀπὸ Δαρείου τοῦ Ξέρξου πατρός, ἀλλ' ἀφ' ἑτέρου τινὸς παλαιτέρου βασιλέως ὠνομάσθησαν. λέγουσι δέ τινες δύνασθαι τὸν δαρεικὸν δραγμὰς ἀργυρίου κʹ, ὡς τοὺς εʹ δαρεικοὺς δύνασθαι μνᾶν ἀργυρίου.
Betacode
*dareikou/s: ei)si\ me\n xrusoi= stath=res oi( dareikoi/: h)du/nato de\ e(/kastos au)tw=n o(/per kai\ o( para\ toi=s *)attikoi=s o)nomazo/menos xruso/s. ou)k a)po\ *darei/ou tou= *ce/rcou patro/s, a)ll' a)f' e(te/rou tino\s palaite/rou basile/ws w)noma/sqhsan. le/gousi de/ tines du/nasqai to\n dareiko\n dragma\s a)rguri/ou k#, w(s tou\s e# dareikou\s du/nasqai mna=n a)rguri/ou.
Notes (1)
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Revision history5 revisions · last 6 Oct 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- expanded note; added a keyword — David Whitehead
- supplied headword; added notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — James L. P. Butrica ✝