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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

Roche, a Burgundian nobleman, as a fief, along with an income of 400 hyperpyron from Corinth. Meanwhile, the Venetians conquer Crete and evict Henry,...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

000 sq mi) Population • 457 16,000,000 • 565 20,000,000 • 775 7,000,000 • 1025 12,000,000 • 1320 2,000,000 Currency Solidus, denarius, and hyperpyron...

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

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

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...

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...

Gold hyperpyron of Michael VIII, shown (bottom left) kneeling before Christ (right), under the injunction of Archangel Michael (top left)...

undermining Byzantium's abilities to deal with its opponents. He debased the hyperpyron currency and heavily taxed the military elite of the pronoiarioi, thereby...

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...

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)....

minted silver dinar coins. Emperor Stefan Dušan adopted the Byzantine hyperpyron (perper), a large unit of currency: the imperial tax was one perper per...

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...

Gold hyperpyron of Isaac II Angelos...

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

Gold hyperpyron of Michael VIII Palaiologos...

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

Hyperpyron coin of Andronikos I Komnenos, showing him (left) being crowned by Jesus (right)...