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Solidus - Romoald II in the name of Justinian II
| Issuer | Duchy of Benevento |
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| Year | 706-731 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A potent or globed cross on three steps (Golgotha steps) occupies the centre of the field, rendered in a bold, almost ornamental Lombard style with globular terminals. The letter R, denoting Romoald, appears to the left of the stepped base. The mint signature CONOB, indicating Constantinople as the weight and fineness standard, is placed in the lower exergual area. A circular Latin legend reading VICTORI AVGVS surrounds the central device, all within a beaded border. |
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Romoald II governed Benevento through a period of sustained Lombard consolidation in southern Italy, yet continued striking coinage in the name of a Byzantine emperor — Justinian II — whose second reign ended in 711 when he was overthrown and executed. That this practice persisted well past Justinian's death, likely into the 720s, tells you something about how slowly imperial legitimating fictions updated at the periphery. The electrum content is noticeably debased relative to Constantinople's contemporary solidi, a degradation Oddy's metallurgical survey quantifies precisely.