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Fraction Follis - Pandulf Ironhead
| Issuer | Principality of Capua |
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| Year | 961-981 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross potent or long cross dominates the central field, its shaft extending nearly to the lower edge of the irregular flan. To the right of the cross appears a schematic symbol or pseudo-letter, consistent with the pseudo-Kufic decorative elements characteristic of Lombard fractional coinage of this period. The surrounding field bears traces of further pseudo-Kufic or imitative Arabic characters, rendered in an abbreviated and non-legible manner. The design reflects the commercial and cultural interchange between the Lombard principalities and the Arab world in tenth-century southern Italy. |
| Reverse script | Pseudo-Kufic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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