hyperpyron
hyperpyron noun: a Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the solidus as the Byzantine Empire’s gold coinage.
Noun
hyperpyron (plural hyperpyra or hyperpyrons)
- A Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the solidus as the Byzantine Empire’s gold coinage.
- In the Ritual Ordinance of the monk Nilos mention is made of a donation of twelve hyperpyra to the monastery of Machæra by the Emperor Isaac (II.) Angelos,[…]1901, John Hackett, A History of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus from the Coming of the Apostles Paul and Barnabas to the Commencement of the British Occupation (A. D. 45-A. D. 1878) […], London...
- Fig. 1. Hyperpyrons of Andronicus II Palaeologus with Michael IX (1 – 4).[…]It is established for sure that the „old hyperpyrons of 13 ½ carats with three saints“ mentioned there are in fact hyperpyrons of Andronicus II with Michael IX (Hendy 1969, 251 – 252).[…]As it is recorded in the discussed...1998, Archaeological Novelties, pages 42–46
Examples of hyperpyron in a sentence
- Two hyperpyrons of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palacologus (1261-1282), from the collection of the Museum of History – Pazardjik.1998, Minalo, page 31:
- It should be read as either 1191 or 1291 because of the mention of hyperpyrons, a coinage introduced only in the reign of Alexios I Komnenos.1998, Ή Βυζαντινη Μικρα Ασια, 6ος -12ος αι, page 121:
Forms of hyperpyron
| plural | hyperpyra |
|---|---|
| plural | hyperpyrons |
Origin of hyperpyron
From Byzantine Greek ὑπέρπυρον (hupérpuron). Doublet of perper and perpera.
Questions about hyperpyron
- What does hyperpyron mean?
- Hyperpyron means a Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the solidus as the Byzantine Empire’s gold coinage.
- How do you use hyperpyron in a sentence?
- Two hyperpyrons of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palacologus (1261-1282), from the collection of the Museum of History – Pazardjik.
- What part of speech is hyperpyron?
- Hyperpyron is a noun.
- What is the plural of hyperpyron?
- The plural of hyperpyron is hyperpyra.
Words near hyperpyron in the dictionary
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