Bezant
Pronunciation : Be*zant"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Byzant.]
Definition : 1. A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants. [Written also besant, byzant, etc.]
2. (Her.)
Defn: A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. Burke.
3. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913