hyperpyron
E76413
The hyperpyron was a high-value Byzantine gold coin introduced in the 11th century that became the empire’s principal monetary unit and a key currency in medieval Mediterranean trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hyperpyron canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine gold coin
ⓘ
medieval currency ⓘ |
| category | Byzantine numismatics ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | widely accepted in Mediterranean commerce ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | hyperpyron-based Byzantine monetary system ⓘ |
| etymology | Greek ὑπέρπυρον (hyperpyron) ⓘ |
| experienced | debasement over time ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Byzantine period
ⓘ
Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Genoese monetary practices
ⓘ
Venetian ducat valuation ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1092 ⓘ |
| laterForm |
billon hyperpyron
ⓘ
electrum hyperpyron ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
super-refined
ⓘ
thoroughly fired ⓘ |
| metal | gold ⓘ |
| mintedInCity |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| obverseDesign |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ
religious imagery ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
high-value transactions
ⓘ
international trade ⓘ state payments ⓘ |
| purityAtIntroduction | high gold fineness ⓘ |
| replaced |
Byzantine solidus
ⓘ
surface form:
histamenon nomisma
solidus ⓘ tetarteron nomisma ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
Byzantine emperors
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine emperor
imperial imagery ⓘ |
| servedAs |
key currency in medieval Mediterranean trade
ⓘ
principal monetary unit of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ unit of account in late Byzantine period ⓘ |
| shape |
cup-shaped
ⓘ
scyphate ⓘ |
| standardWeightApprox |
4.45 grams
ⓘ
4.5 grams ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
aspron trachy
ⓘ
billon trachy ⓘ trikephalon ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Byzantine merchants
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine state
foreign merchants in Mediterranean trade ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Balkans
ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Italian maritime cities ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.