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Solidus - Romoald II in the name of Justinian II

Issuer Duchy of Benevento
Year 706-731
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Obverse description Frontal facing bust of the emperor Justinian II, crowned with a diadem and draped in imperial robes with visible collar ornamentation, rendered in the provincial Lombard style. The effigy displays a short beard and flowing hair falling to the shoulders, with a globus cruciger held in the left hand and a patriarchal cross to the left of the bust. The portrait is executed in a stylized, somewhat barbaric adaptation of Byzantine prototypes. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust within a beaded border.
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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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