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单词 billon
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Definition of billon in English:

billon

noun ˈbɪlənˈbilən
mass noun
  • An alloy formerly used for coinage, containing gold or silver with a predominating amount of copper or other base metal.

    比朗金(或银)合金

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Large quantities of billon coins were produced in the Roman era, many with a silver wash, and in mediaeval times throughout Europe.
    • Numismatists of the 19th century, realizing the problems caused by the gaps in their knowledge, invented an arbitrary scale to refer to the bronze and billon coins of the period.
    • Our coin of Valerian II is clearly billon of the type used in the first years of the reign.
    • By the 17th century the Polish influence was nearly complete, with a range of denominations from small billon coins to large gold multiple ducats.
    • The falling value of the Scottish currency derived in part from the practice of mixing silver with alloy to produce the base metal billon.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French, literally 'bronze or copper money', in Old French 'ingot', from bille (see billet2).

Definition of billon in US English:

billon

nounˈbilən
  • An alloy formerly used for coinage, containing gold or silver with a predominating amount of copper or other base metal.

    比朗金(或银)合金

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The falling value of the Scottish currency derived in part from the practice of mixing silver with alloy to produce the base metal billon.
    • Our coin of Valerian II is clearly billon of the type used in the first years of the reign.
    • By the 17th century the Polish influence was nearly complete, with a range of denominations from small billon coins to large gold multiple ducats.
    • Numismatists of the 19th century, realizing the problems caused by the gaps in their knowledge, invented an arbitrary scale to refer to the bronze and billon coins of the period.
    • Large quantities of billon coins were produced in the Roman era, many with a silver wash, and in mediaeval times throughout Europe.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French, literally ‘bronze or copper money’, in Old French ‘ingot’, from bille (see billet).

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