Question
Answer the following about Byzantine coinage, for 10 points each.
[10h] The dominant standard of the Byzantine Empire was this gold coin, which was known as a solidus in Latin. In the 11th century, Alexios I Komnenos issued the electrum hyperpyron as a replacement for this coin.
ANSWER: nomisma [accept nomisma hyperpyron]
[10m] This early Byzantine emperor was the first to put his sons, including Constantine III, on the nomisma. This son of the Exarch of Africa seized Constantinople from the usurper Phocas.
ANSWER: Heraclius I [or Hērákleios]
[10e] Justinian II’s use of the haloed Christ on the nomisma was banned under this policy. Leo III began this policy by removing a religious image from Constantinople’s Chalke (“chall-KAY”) Gate.
ANSWER: iconoclasm [or word forms like iconoclastic; accept First Byzantine iconoclasm]
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WUSTL B | Penn A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |