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Solidus - Grimoald III and king Charlemagne
| Issuer | Principality of Benevento |
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| Year | 788-792 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A cross potent or stepped cross rising from a base of four steps occupies the central field, flanked to left and right by letters or sigla. The design closely follows late Byzantine solidus prototypes as adapted by the Lombard moneyers of Benevento. The surrounding Latin legend, divided across the field, references Charlemagne as overlord and invokes victory, reading DOMS - CAR · RX G - R VIC. The overall composition is characteristic of the joint-authority coinage issued under Grimoald III during Frankish suzerainty. |
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| Reverse lettering | DOMS - CAR · RX G - R VIC (Translation: Lord Charles, King. Grimoald. Victory.) |
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