Bezant
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bezant-287-1860760
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Bezant
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In the Middle Ages, the term bezant was used in Western Europe to describe several gold coins of the east, all derived ultimately from the Roman solidus. The word itself comes from the Greek Byzantion, the ancient name of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. The original "bezants" were the gold coins produced by the government of the Byzantine Empire, first the nomisma and from the 11th century the hyperpyron. Later, the term was used to cover the gold dinars produced by Islamic
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Generic medieval Western European name for eastern gold coins
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezant
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2023-12-07T15:10:31Z
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