# hyperpyron

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the solidus as the Byzantine Empire’s gold coinage.

## Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ὑπέρπυρον (hupérpuron). Doublet of perper and perpera.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hyperpyron