Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Solidus
c. 312 – 1453 AD
The solidus was the dollar of the Byzantine world — a 4.5-gram gold coin so stable that merchants from Venice to India priced goods in it for centuries.
Byzantine Empire
c. 312 – 1453 AD
The solidus was the dollar of the Byzantine world — a 4.5-gram gold coin so stable that merchants from Venice to India priced goods in it for centuries.