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Tremissis - Erwig Cordoba
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 680-687 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | A bold Latin cross with expanding arms occupies the central field, executed in relief in the characteristic late Visigothic hammered style. Beneath the cross sits a stepped or tiered base element, lending the composition a cruciform-on-podium appearance common to Visigothic tremisses of this period. The surrounding circular Latin legend +CORDOBA PATRICIA identifies the mint city of Cordoba with its honorific Roman title, framing the central cross device. |
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| Mint | Cordoba |
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Erwig seized the Visigothic throne in 680 by deposing Wamba — reportedly having him drugged, tonsured as a monk, and then declared unfit to reign under church law. His seven-year rule was defined by accommodation with the Hispano-Roman aristocracy and a series of church councils at Toledo that revised Wamba's military legislation. Córdoba as a mint city for this issue places production in the south, well away from the court at Toledo.
Tremisses of Erwig are scarce across all mints; the CNV and Pliego references remain the two essential frameworks for attributing Visigothic gold, and agreement between them on a single piece is the baseline for confident identification.