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1 Solidus In the name of Constans II, Spoleto, with symbol
| Issuer | Duchy of Spoleto |
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| Year | 641-700 |
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| Weight | 4.32 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A patriarchal cross potent set upon four broad steps occupies the central field, with an unidentified symbol or mint mark to the right of the cross. The design is surrounded by a circular Latin legend in debased characters. The overall execution reflects the provincial, imitative quality typical of Lombard Duchy coinage struck in the name of the Byzantine emperor. The flan is irregular, with slight weakness at the edges. |
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The Duchy of Spoleto occupied an uneasy middle ground in post-Lombard Italy — nominally under Lombard authority yet increasingly autonomous, its dukes occasionally striking gold in the name of the reigning Byzantine emperor as a political gesture rather than a statement of genuine allegiance. Issues in the name of Constans II from Spoleto are distinguished from Byzantine mint products by local symbols whose precise meaning remains contested among specialists. The Spoletan mint was irregular at best, which accounts for the considerable variation in fabric and execution found across surviving examples.