bezant

• Monnaie d'or byzantine largement répandue en Europe au Moyen Âge.

A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire that was widely circulated in Europe during the Middle Ages.

1. Historical gold coinC2formal

   A gold coin originally minted in the Byzantine Empire, widely used in European trade during the Middle Ages.

   Besant (monnaie d'or byzantine)

   • Merchants often paid for goods with bezants in medieval markets.
   • The treasure chest contained several ancient bezants.
   • Historians study the bezant to understand medieval economic systems.

   Synonymesbyzantsolidus