Byzantine solidus

E224705

Byzantine coinage gold coin historical currency

The Byzantine solidus was a highly stable and widely circulated gold coin of the Byzantine Empire that served as a key reference currency across the Mediterranean and beyond for centuries.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Byzantine solidus canonical	2
Byzantine coinage (early period)	1
Byzantine hyperpyron	1
Byzantine nomisma	1
Solidus	1
histamenon nomisma	1
nomisma	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine coinage ⓘ gold coin ⓘ historical currency ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	bezant (in Western medieval sources) ⓘ Byzantine solidus ⓘ surface form: nomisma
circulatedIn	Central Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Mediterranean ⓘ surface form: Mediterranean region Middle East ⓘ surface form: Near East North Africa ⓘ Rus territories ⓘ Slavic lands ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ Early Islamic period ⓘ surface form: early Islamic Caliphates
countryOfOrigin	Byzantine Empire ⓘ
declinePeriod	11th century debasement crisis ⓘ
denominationSystem	1 solidus = 1,728 folles (in some periods) ⓘ 1 solidus = 24 siliquae ⓘ
followedBy	Byzantine hyperpyron ⓘ
foundedBy	Constantine I ⓘ surface form: Constantine the Great
inception	c. 309 CE ⓘ early 4th century CE ⓘ
influenced	Dinar ⓘ surface form: Islamic dinar Western European gold coinage ⓘ
materialUsed	gold ⓘ
mintedAt	Constantinople (probable) ⓘ surface form: Constantinople provincial Byzantine mints ⓘ
monetaryRole	backbone of Byzantine monetary system ⓘ unit of account in Mediterranean trade ⓘ
notableFeature	often bore Christian symbols ⓘ often bore image of the emperor ⓘ remarkable long-term stability of weight and fineness ⓘ served as standard of value for centuries ⓘ widely imitated by foreign polities ⓘ
periodOfUse	10th century CE ⓘ 11th century CE ⓘ 4th century CE ⓘ 5th century CE ⓘ 6th century CE ⓘ 7th century CE ⓘ 8th century CE ⓘ 9th century CE ⓘ
reformRelatedTo	monetary reform of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
replaced	Roman aureus ⓘ
scriptUsed	Greek inscriptions ⓘ
typicalFineness	about 95–98% gold ⓘ
typicalWeight	about 4.5 grams ⓘ
usedAs	imperial salary payment ⓘ international trade currency ⓘ reference currency ⓘ tax payment medium ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dinar → inspiredBy → Byzantine solidus ⓘ

hyperpyron → replaced → Byzantine solidus ⓘ

this entity surface form: histamenon nomisma

Justin II → currencyIssued → Byzantine solidus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solidus

Despotate of the Morea → currency → Byzantine solidus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine hyperpyron

Byzantine solidus → alsoKnownAs → Byzantine solidus ⓘ

this entity surface form: nomisma

Samos Theme → usedCurrency → Byzantine solidus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine nomisma

Judicate of Cagliari → currencyUsed → Byzantine solidus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine coinage (early period)