Bezants is a medieval name for gold coins.
Gold coins were not minted in early medieval Europe with silver and bronze being the currency of choice, but they did circulate there in small numbers, originating from the Mediterranean region, ...
Most of these jetons have a border of pellets or bezants. 16. The earliest datable French counter struck for queen Blanche (1200-1252). Obv. the single lys of France; Rev. the castle of Castile between two lys. 17.
Denomination: Gold Dinar (or Bezant).
Mint: The exact location of minting of this series is uncertain, but most likely it was the city of Acre.
First minted in Florence in 1252 and known as a florin (see also bezants). a synonym for Guilder, a currency previously used in the Netherlands. a currency once used in Florence.
Crusader States, Tripolis, Anonymous, ca 13th Century AD, AV Bezant, 62-63% gold standard (3.2g). Script each side, M. 487; Schl. V, 18. Centered, slight peripheral weakness but otherwise bold and well struck, SCARCE, Very Fine+....$850 Photo ...
Two brothers borrow 115 Genoese pounds and agree to reimburse the bank's agents in Constantinople the sum of 460 bezants one month after their arrival in that city.
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