All were wealthy bankers, and built grand mansions fitting their owners' largess. Also, imperial largess cost the treasury 100,000 "nomismata" every year. "I was one of the early beneficiaries of Discovery largess," says Dembski. HK$10 million of largess in 2017 from an undisclosed donor. Helen Kleeb played a recipient of Herman's largess. This came into being due to the largess of the empire. Another major source of influence was largess (largitio), also called ambitus. His largess to the school in the following nine years became legendary.