Bousequin

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An old spelling for a small gold coin once minted in Venice and used across Europe as a standard of value
2. A historical gold coin, an archaic form of the sequin, struck in Venice and valued for its pure metal
3. A now-obsolete term for a thin gold coin that circulated in medieval and early modern European trade

Etymology: "Bousequin" is an old spelling of a term for a small early cannon, and it reached English from French. The name sits in the same family as "bombard," the larger gun of the period, and the word's use faded as firearms changed.