Coin Mint Assay Offices
Institutions for testing metal purity, weight, dies, official marks, and coin quality across state mints.
Core metadata
- ID: coin_mint_assay_offices
- Era: Classical
- First known date: -650 (century)
- Region: Lydia and Ionia / western Anatolia early electrum coinage and weight-standard minting
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Metal Coinage (metal_coinage)
- Portable Balance Scales (portable_scales)
- Public Archives (public_archives)
Dependents
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Money Gallery: Early electrum coins (British Museum, 2020, museum) • Supports: node
Locator: The British Museum gallery guide dates early electrum coins to about 650 BCE and describes strict weight standards, dies, punches, and denominational control. - Lydia & the First Coins (American Numismatic Association Money Museum, 2026, museum) • Supports: node
Locator: The ANA Money Museum places the first coins in Lydia in the late seventh century BCE, supporting the early minting context.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 1
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Coinage (metal_coinage) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Metal Coinage provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Portable Balance Scales (portable_scales) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Portable Balance Scales provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Public Archives (public_archives) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Public Archives provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
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