Bezant

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Bezant

Bezant, Besant, or Besaunte. A round flat piece of gold, which was the current coin of Byzantium. Supposed to have been first introduced into coat armour at the time of the Crusades.

It is sometimes called a " Talent," theemblem of Justice, and equal dealing among men. P. 1.

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