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Tremissis - Chintila Toleto
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 636-639 |
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| Value | 1 Tremissis |
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| Obverse description | Frontal facing bust of King Chintila, depicted in a highly stylized manner characteristic of late Visigothic coinage, wearing a crown with pendilia and royal regalia. The bust is draped and cuirassed, rendered in low relief with schematic facial features typical of the period. A border of pellets or stylized dentils surrounds the design. The circumferential legend reads +CHINTILA REX, identifying the issuing monarch. |
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| Reverse description | Frontal facing bust in the same stylized Visigothic tradition as the obverse, likely representing a Victory or a second royal effigy, with a small cross pattee visible above the head. The figure is draped and rendered schematically, with the surrounding field bearing a border of stylized dentils or pellets consistent with the hammered fabric. The circumferential legend reads +TOLETO PIVS, indicating the mint city of Toledo and the royal epithet PIUS. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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