What is a medieval symbol for money/trade/banking?
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In modern times three gold balls were often used by pawnbrokers to identify their shops. An old book about heraldry claimed that the three gold balls of pawnbrokers are based on the medieval signs for bankers, which were based on the coat of arms of the medieval kingdom of Italy or Lombardy where important Lombard bankers came from.
That kingdom became merged into the Holy Roman Empire before heraldry was used, and thus probably never had an official coat of arms, though that didn't stop Italian noble familes from claiming descent from the kings of the Lombards and claiming that their coats of arms were based on the royal arms of Lombardy. For example, a Palli family used a coat of arms of Gules, three Bezants, and claimed to be descended from a nephew of Desiderious, last king of the Lombards.
In heraldry a solid gold or yellow circle or roundel is called a bezant, representing a golden Byzantine coin. A white or silver roundel is called a plate and might be based on a silver coin.
I hope this might help until someone with more medieval knowledge can help you.
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