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Solidus - Liutprand in the name of Justinian II
| Uitgever | Benevento |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 751-758 |
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| Waarde | 1 Solidus |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A short cross potent set upon four steps occupies the centre of the reverse field, with the Lombard prince's initial L placed prominently to the left of the cross shaft. The design is encircled by a Latin legend referencing imperial victory and the mint authority, reading VICTVRA - AGVSTVI L CONOB, the terminal CONOB indicating a gold standard of Constantinopolitan weight. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded border, reflecting the Beneventan workshop's imitation of Byzantine prototype reverse types. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Benevento occupied an awkward political position in mid-eighth-century Italy: nominally a Lombard duchy under the Kingdom of Italy, yet increasingly operating as an independent power. Liutprand of Benevento — not to be confused with the better-known Lombard king of the same name who died in 744 — struck this solidus invoking Justinian II decades after that emperor's execution in 711. The Byzantine name lent the issue a veneer of imperial legitimacy that Benevento's own authority could not yet supply.
The electrum composition rather than fine gold marks a deliberate debasement, reflecting the duchy's limited access to bullion rather than any metropolitan mint standard.