The hyperpyron (Greek: νόμισμα ὑπέρπυρον nómisma hypérpyron) was a Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the solidus as the Byzantine...

based on the hyperpyron. They were the silver miliaresion or basilika at 12 to the hyperpyron and the billon politika at 96 per hyperpyron, along with...

finally abolished by Alexios I Komnenos in 1092, who replaced it with the hyperpyron, which also came to be known as a "bezant". The Byzantine solidus also...

contemporary Byzantine coinage, being exchanged at 1:768 to the gold hyperpyron. It appears that the designs on the assarion changed annually, hence they...

900–.950) was established in 1092, commonly called the hyperpyron at 4.45 grs. The hyperpyron was slightly smaller than the solidus.[citation needed]...

the Byzantine Empire, first the nomisma and from the 11th century the hyperpyron. Later, the term was used to cover the gold dinars produced by Islamic...

Although it was not made of gold, it was one third of the standard golden hyperpyron. It was not, however, called tremissis. Outside of the Roman empire, tremisses...

Sicilian Vespers in 1282, he debased the hyperpyron. This was just one more in a series of debasements of the hyperpyron, and the Great Council of Venice responded...

improve the treasury's position, Andronikos II devalued the Byzantine hyperpyron, while the state treasury accumulated less than one seventh the revenue...

Middle Ages Population • 457 16,000,000 • 565 26,000,000 • 775 7,000,000 • 1025 12,000,000 • 1320 2,000,000 Currency Solidus, denarius, and hyperpyron...

weighing 2.2 grams and officially traded at a rate of 1 to 12 with the gold hyperpyron or two keratia, the traditional rate for Byzantine silver coinage since...

Gold hyperpyron of Isaac II Angelos...

gold coin called the hyperpyron. In 1092, Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118) reformed the imperial coinage, introducing the hyperpyron gold coin instead of...

currency of Montenegro between 1906 and 1918. Named after the Byzantine hyperpyron, it was divided into 100 para. At the end of the 20th century, Montenegro...

Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third period (1092 – ca. 1300) Gold Hyperpyron Electrum Nomisma trachy aspron (Trikephalon/Manouelaton) Billon aspron...

called dinars; an alternative name was perper, derived from the Byzantine hyperpyron. The golden dinar was the largest unit, and the imperial tax was one dinar...

not very conspicuous. The coin was designed to replace the defunct gold hyperpyron as the highest-denomination coin in circulation. Hence it was made heavier...

histamenon and the tetarteron, with a new high-quality gold issue, the hyperpyron. Henceforth, and for the duration of the Komnenian monetary system (12th–13th...

Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third period (1092 – ca. 1300) Gold Hyperpyron Electrum Nomisma trachy aspron (Trikephalon/Manouelaton) Billon aspron...

Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third period (1092 – ca. 1300) Gold Hyperpyron Electrum Nomisma trachy aspron (Trikephalon/Manouelaton) Billon aspron...

Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third period (1092 – ca. 1300) Gold Hyperpyron Electrum Nomisma trachy aspron (Trikephalon/Manouelaton) Billon aspron...

Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third period (1092 – ca. 1300) Gold Hyperpyron Electrum Nomisma trachy aspron (Trikephalon/Manouelaton) Billon aspron...

A hyperpyron, a Byzantine gold coin, issued by Manuel. One side of the coin (left image) depicts Christ. The other side depicts Manuel (right image)....

Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third period (1092 – ca. 1300) Gold Hyperpyron Electrum Nomisma trachy aspron (Trikephalon/Manouelaton) Billon aspron...

Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third period (1092 – ca. 1300) Gold Hyperpyron Electrum Nomisma trachy aspron (Trikephalon/Manouelaton) Billon aspron...

IV (concurrently) • 1042–1045 Gagik II Historical era Middle Ages • Established 880s • Disestablished 1045 Currency Byzantine Hyperpyron Abbasid Dinar...

the Byzantine Empire beyond repair. He began to debase the Byzantine hyperpyron, resulting in a reduction of the value of the Byzantine economy; taxes...

(like Armenia) territory; Georgia would pay annual tribute of 50,000 Hyperpyron (about 250 kilos of gold) and additionally pay various taxes; Georgia...

Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third period (1092 – ca. 1300) Gold Hyperpyron Electrum Nomisma trachy aspron (Trikephalon/Manouelaton) Billon aspron...

and inflation, he completely reformed the coinage, issuing a new gold hyperpyron (highly refined) coin for the purpose. By 1109, he had managed to restore...