bezant

bezant

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1. n. A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants. Source: opted
2. n. A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. Source: opted
3. n. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another. Source: opted
4. n. a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages Source: wordnet
5. A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin calledbezant. Burke. Source: adambom
6. n a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages Source: ecdict

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