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Solidus - Grimoald III
| Issuer | Duchy of Benevento |
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| Year | 792-806 |
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| Reference(s) | BMC Vandal#10-12 (p.157), CNI XVIII#23-24, MEC I#1101, Oddy#461, MIR#199 |
| Obverse description | Facing bust of Grimoald III, rendered in the Byzantine imperial tradition, depicted beardless with a crown surmounted by a cross and adorned with pendilia. The figure is shown in frontal view wearing a jewelled chlamys, with the face rendered in a stylised, hieratic manner characteristic of Lombard coinage of the late 8th century. The legend GRIM-VALD is disposed in two segments flanking the bust within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A cross potent on steps occupies the centre of the field, with the monogram letters G and R flanking the shaft of the cross, referencing Grimoald the prince. The surrounding legend, reading VICTORA PRINCIP G R CONOB, is distributed around the periphery within a beaded border, with CONOB appearing in the lower exergual area — the standard Byzantine mint mark denoting Constantinople-quality gold. The design closely follows Byzantine solidus prototypes, reflecting Benevento's cultural and monetary dependency on the Eastern Empire. |
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| Mintage | ND (792-806) |
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