Byzantine solidus

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:currency
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duchy_of_Antioch
gptkb:Duchy_of_the_Eastern_Aegean_Islands
gptkb:Duchy_of_the_Northern_Aegean_Islands
gptkb:Duchy_of_the_South_Aegean_Islands
gptkb:Mamluk_dinar
gptkb:Duchy_of_the_North_Aegean_Islands
gptkb:Duchy_of_Edessa
gptkbp:approves AD 309
AD 1453
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:circulation 4th to 15th century
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of wealth
used in commerce
represents cultural exchange
used in diplomatic gifts
used in religious offerings
represents imperial authority
featured in numismatic collections
influenced later European currencies
represents Byzantine art
represents Byzantine history
represents economic systems
represents religious authority
represents trade practices
used in royal transactions
gptkbp:design depicts the emperor
gptkbp:features cross and Christ on reverse
gptkbp:first_brewed gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:historical_context fall of the Western Roman Empire
Ottoman conquest
crusades
medieval trade routes
Byzantine economy
gptkbp:historical_significance standard currency in the Byzantine Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Byzantine solidus
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Roman_aureus
gptkbp:is_divided_into tremissis
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Justinian_I
gptkb:Alexios_I_Komnenos
gptkb:Basil_II
gptkb:Constantine_I
gptkb:Heraclius
gptkbp:material gptkb:item
gptkbp:reduces due to inflation
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Byzantine_miliaresion
Byzantine aspers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Byzantine_hyperpyron
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:stock_market_index
Eastern Mediterranean
gptkbp:values 1/72 of a pound
gptkbp:weight 4.5 grams