#141 bezant/bezzant/byzant

bezant/bezzant/byzant- a medieval Byzantine gold coin; an ornament in the form of a flat disc; a small gold circle in heraldry

C13 from Old French besant, from Medieval Latin Byzantius- Byzantine coin

Sabin presented her with a gold bezant as a symbol of his intention to provide for her, and a wedding ring of African gold.

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