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Solidus in the name of Constantine IV
| Issuer | Benevento |
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| Year | 674-706 |
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| Weight | 4.32 g |
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| Reverse description | Two standing imperial figures flank a large patriarchal cross potent set upon three steps, a composition typical of late Byzantine solidus reverses. Each figure is depicted frontally in imperial regalia, holding a globus cruciger or scepter. The mint signature CONOB appears in the lower exergue, indicating the Constantinople mint conventionally referenced by Beneventan imitators. A circular Latin legend surrounds the composition in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | VICTORI VCYT CON OB (Translation: Victory of the August. Constantinople.) |
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The Lombard duchy of Benevento struck gold in the names of reigning Byzantine emperors well into the eighth century — not out of political submission, but as a practical necessity for trade in a Mediterranean economy that ran on Byzantine gold standards. Constantine IV's reign (668–685) saw the empire successfully repel the first Arab siege of Constantinople, but his coinage continued to be imitated in southern Italy long after his death. The MEC I#1085 type spans a production window of over three decades, meaning many examples postdate the emperor named on them by a generation.