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Follis - Gisulf II castle
| Issuer | Principality of Salerno |
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| Year | 1052-1077 |
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| Value | 1 Follis = 1⁄288 Solidus |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Prince Gisulf II in high relief, bearded and draped in a jewelled collar and ornamented mantle adorned with pellets, holding a spear diagonally to the left. The effigy is rendered in a stylised Italo-Byzantine manner characteristic of Southern Italian hammered coinage of the eleventh century. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A schematic representation of a multi-towered castle or fortified citadel occupying the central field, depicted with crenellated towers, a central gateway with an arch, and flanking turrets surmounted by finials or crosses, rendered in the flat, linear style typical of Lombard-Norman Southern Italian coinage. The architectural composition is enclosed by a circular Latin legend in the surrounding field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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