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Gold Solidus

The Gold Solidus is a standardized gold coin introduced in late antiquity, serving as the principal monetary unit of the Byzantine Empire and distinguished by its high purity, consistent weight of approximately 4.5 grams, and role as a stable medium of exchange and store of value in medieval Eurasian economic systems.

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2017–2026

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Variants

Solidus

Parents

Publications

6

Myth and Metrology: The Early Trans-Saharan Gold Trade

Timothy F. Garrard · The Journal of African History · 1982 · 86 citations

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The Diner Versus the Ducat

Jere L. Bacharach · International Journal Middle East Studies · 1973 · 85 citations

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The Purpose of the Sutton Hoo Coins

Philip Grierson · Antiquity · 1970 · 41 citations · Full text

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Mechanical analysis of coin striking: Application to the study of byzantine gold solidi minted in constantinople and carthage

F. Delamare, Pierre Montmitonnet · Journal of Mechanical Working Technology · 1984 · 16 citations

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Roman Gold and Hun Kings: the use and hoarding of solidi in the late fourth and fifth centuries

Peter Guest · ORCA Online Research @Cardiff · 2008 · 13 citations

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Authors

8

  1. JL
    Jere L. Bacharach

    University of Washington, United States

    1 publications · 85 citations

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  2. PM
    Pierre Montmitonnet

    École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, France

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  3. DP
    D. P. Shulga

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. PI
    P. I. Shulga

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. PG
    Peter Guest

    Naval Postgraduate School, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

4

  1. Centre de Mise en Forme des Matériaux

    Sophia Antipolis, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    86 citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    85 citations

  4. École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

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Venues

  1. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff

    Repository · 1 publications · 13 citations

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  2. Journal of Mechanical Working Technology

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  3. The Journal of African History

    1 publications · 86 citations

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  4. Antiquity

    1 publications · 41 citations

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  5. Nations and religions of the Eurasia

    1 publications · 12 citations

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