bezant

• ⇰ 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.
• ⇰ A circle in <it>or</it>, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called >bezant >.
• ⇰ A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another.