The island had long relied on gold for currency—but around 660, its economy was flooded with silver coins. The influx ... century silver from the Byzantine Empire. At its peak, the Byzantine ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have unearthed five gold coins dating to the time of the ... centuries A.D., when the area was part of the Byzantine Empire. During a recent expedition, archaeologists ...

As the Eastern Roman Empire emerged after the fall of the West, Byzantine coins were mainly comprised of two types of gold solidus coins and a range of bronze coins with clear values. At the time of ...