- 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...
-
arranged like a Gr****
cross (1+3+1). Each
smaller shield holds five
white bezants displa**** in the form of a
saltire (2+1+2). The red
bordure is charged...
- minted.
Because of the
circular nature of the
coins the word byzantius, or
bezant, as it
travelled across Europe, came to mean the 'circle or disk' represented...
- the
French besant (d'or),
Italian bisante, and
English besant, byzant, or
bezant. The
English usage,
derived from Old
French besan (pl. besanz), and relating...
- Ensign. Italian-built,
Argus was
formerly the
container ship MV
Contender Bezant. The ship was
requisitioned in 1982 for
service in the
Falklands War and...
-
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...
-
bezanty is an
ornamentation consisting of roundels. The word
derives from
bezant, a gold coin from the
Byzantine Empire,
which was in
common European use...
-
white bezants from the ex-regent,
claiming that 200,000
bezants had been in the
royal treasury when his
father died and he had
spent 40,000
bezants to secure...
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style with Holy
Sepulchre (1162–75). Center:
Kufic gold
bezant (1140–80). Right: gold
bezant with
Christian symbol (1250s). Gold
coins were
first copied...
- Coat of arms of
House Payne (Chequy
purpure and argent, each
chequer charged with a
bezant)...
