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Tremissis - 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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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (706-731) - Centred R - ND (706-731) - Lowered R - ND (706-731) - Raised R - |
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Romoald II ruled Benevento during a period when the duchy operated as a nominally Byzantine-aligned Lombard principality, issuing coinage in the name of emperors who had little practical authority over southern Italy. Striking in the name of Justinian II — who was deposed, mutilated, and exiled in 695, then restored in 705 — places this tremissis within a narrow political window where acknowledging Constantinople remained diplomatically useful without implying actual subordination.
The electrum composition signals monetary pragmatism: Beneventan mints routinely debased their gold issues, and this piece falls well below the fineness of contemporary Byzantine tremisses.