Byzantine solidus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Byzantine_solidus
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cryptocurrency
gptkb:currency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs nomisma
gptkbp:category gold coins
ancient coins
gptkbp:circulatedIn gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkb:Near_East
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Byzantine_currency_system
gptkbp:designer Christian symbols
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Byzantine solidus
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Western_European_coinage
gptkb:Islamic_dinar
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Constantine_I
gptkbp:introducedIn circa 312 AD
gptkbp:material gptkb:gold
gptkbp:mintedIn gptkb:Constantinople
other provincial mints
gptkbp:notableFor high gold purity
gptkbp:obverseDesign gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Roman_aureus
gptkb:hyperpyron
gptkbp:standardCoin gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:usedUntil 11th century
gptkbp:weight approximately 4.5 grams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thessalonica,_Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Palaestina
gptkb:Palestine_(before_caliphate)
gptkb:Solidus_of_Constantine_I
gptkb:Catepanate_of_Italy
gptkb:Byzantine_hyperpyron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7