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).

单词	billon
释义	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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