Quote Originally Posted by edyzmedieval View Post
Fair points, Brandy Blue, thank you.

For the most part, Byzantine coinage has been relatively widespread until the advent of the florin introduced by the Florentine Republic (for those who do not know, the florin comes from Florence). When did the Byzantine coinage drop in value/importance? Was it after the introduced hyperpyra of Alexios I, or was it after Manuel Komnenos?
Well, that's a good question and I admit I can't come up with an answer that satisfies me. AFAIK the florin didn't really come into its own until mid 13th century, well after the Byzantines began debasing their coinage. Maybe there was an interim during which Byzantine coinage had become less reliable, but no one was yet minting a suitable alternative?