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British Museum. In the Middle Ages, the term bezant ( Old French: besant, from Latin bizantius aureus) 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 .
Theosophy. Annie Besant ( née Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist, and campaigner for Indian nationalism. [1] [2] She was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule. [1]
The Byzantine solidus was valued in Western Europe, where it became known as the bezant, a corruption of Byzantium. The term bezant then became the name for the heraldic symbol of a roundel, tincture or – i.e. a gold disc. Alexius I reforms Manuel I Comnenus scyphate (cup-shaped) hyperpyron.
Imperial Coinage. Irene of Athens (r. 797–802), gold solidus minted in Constantinople, 797–802. Byzantine coins were the basic tool of imperial propaganda as well as commercial transactions. The images stamped on them—the emperor, members of his family, Christ, angels, saints, and the cross—promoted the idea that the Byzantine state ...
23 nov 2017 · The Arab caliphate, getting over its initial dislike of the coin, was one notable user of the nomisma, where it was known as the bezant. Usually preferring it to minting their own gold coinage, they did sometimes produce their own coins which imitated, right down to the legends, those of Byzantium.
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Such was their fame that the word bezant (Lat. bisantius) became a common term for gold coins beyond the Byzantine Empire, most notably the Muslim dinar. Unlike silver and copper, which were also used in the variegated and hierarchical Byzantine monetary system, gold does not tarnish; therefore, most of the coins selected for this project are gold.
Oxford University Press. Print Publication Date: 1991. Print ISBN-13: 9780195046526. Published online: 2005. Current Online Version: 2005. eISBN: 9780195187922. Bezant. (Lat. bizantius aureus, OF besant ), the name given in western Europe to the Byz. gold nomisma.
