Byzantium's gold currency provided the stability necessary for commerce and was preserved intact up to the 11th century: gold coin of the Emperor Justin II. Athens, Numismatic Museum. Ministry of Culture/Archaeological Receipts Fund. Historia tou Hellinikou Ethnous, v. 7, Ekdotike Athenon, S.A., Athens 1978, p. 205. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture |
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