01 n. A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half …
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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.
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A circle in [or], i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant.(Her.)
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A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another.