The sign of the bezant is borne by those deemed worthy of trust and treasure. |
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Gold and silver were still available in abundance there and trade flourished, based on the gold bezant. |
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The Byzantine society functioned very successfully economically for a thousand years using the pure bezant gold coin. |
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The bezant or gold roundel is one of the three of St. Nicholas, to whom the first church in Norton was dedicated. |
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At the end the bezant has a designed belt in a shape of 2 interlaced birch branches with leaves and garden-stuff. The shield is decorated with a crown with 3 pinks. |
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In the center of these arms is a gold plate, called a bezant, on which is placed a dove, in his proper color, to honor Saint Fabian, the Bishop's baptismal patron. |
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Once in the eastern Mediterranean they bought up the local gold bezant coins of the Byzantine empire or Arabic dinars and ultimately these became a source of gold for Europe. |
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