noun (n)

• a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages(noun.possession)

  Synonym:
  bezzant, byzant, solidus
  

  source: wordnet30
• A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants.(noun)

  source: webster1913