Byzantine hyperpyron
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The Byzantine hyperpyron was a high-purity gold coin introduced in the late Byzantine Empire as its principal currency, replacing the earlier solidus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Byzantine hyperpyron canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine coin
ⓘ
gold coin ⓘ medieval currency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | hyperpyron nomisma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Byzantine numismatics ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decline | progressive debasement over time ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | Byzantine monetary system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| era | late Byzantine period ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek "hyperpyron" meaning "super-refined" or "highly fired" ⓘ |
| follows | Byzantine solidus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldContent | about 20.5 carats ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Venetian ducat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other medieval European gold coins ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Alexios I Komnenos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| mintedIn |
Constantinople
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
provincial Byzantine mints ⓘ |
| monetaryReformOf | Alexios I Komnenos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
religious imagery ⓘ |
| precededBy |
histamenon nomisma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tetarteron nomisma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purity | high-purity gold ⓘ |
| replaced | Byzantine solidus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
debased histamenon nomisma
ⓘ
tetarteron nomisma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
Byzantine emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imperial imagery ⓘ |
| servedAs | unit of account in Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| shape | flat coin ⓘ |
| standardWeight | about 4.45 grams ⓘ |
| startTime | 1092 ⓘ |
| subunit |
tetarteron (copper) as small change
ⓘ
trachy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | late Byzantine silver and billon coinage ⓘ |
| usedAs | principal currency of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| usedIn |
international trade in the Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
trade with Italian maritime republics ⓘ |
| valueRelativeToSolidus | introduced as replacement for debased solidus ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.