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Tremissis - Chintila Cordoba
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 636-639 |
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| Diameter | 15 mm |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust rendered in the same highly stylized Visigothic manner as the obverse, with a beaded or radiate crown and simplified facial features indicated by a few punched dots and incised lines. The bust is frontal and schematic, with drapery suggested by curved lines below the neck. A cross pattee appears prominently in the lower field beneath the bust. The circular legend +CORDOBA PIVS surrounds the design, with letters interspersed among cross motifs, all enclosed within a beaded border. The overall style reflects the degenerate yet distinctive artistic tradition of late Visigothic gold coinage struck at Córdoba. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Chintila's reign lasted roughly three years before his death in late 639, and his issues from the Cordoba mint fall within a period of intense ecclesiastical politics — he convened the Fourth and Fifth Councils of Toledo, both of which reinforced royal authority over the church while formally expelling Jews from the kingdom. Whether those councils materially influenced mint output at Cordoba is unknown, but the city's importance as a southern administrative center ensured continued gold production throughout his reign. Pliego 487 is among the scarcer Chintila tremisses by documented survivors.