BISANTIUM, BESANTINE, BEZANT
Categories: Property
Definition (1910 Edition)
An ancient coin, first issued at Constantinople; it was of two sorts,—gold, equivalent to a ducat, valued at 9s. 6d.; and silver, computed at 2s. They were both current in England. Wharton.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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