Bezant
Bezant ({not transcribed}) , noun
[See Byzant.]
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.
2.
(Heraldry) A circle in or, that is, 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.