The darics symbolizing the Persian empire were re-minted as staters, the gold of Egypt's pharaohs was given by Cleopatra to Caesar, the "solidus" gold coin of the Byzantine Empire, after 1,000 years of dominion in Eurasia, gave way to the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century.
東羅馬拜占庭帝國所鑄造的「索利得斯」金幣，在歐亞大陸使用長達千年之久，直到 15 世紀亡於土耳其帝國，才從歷史舞台上退場。