Tremissis - Hermenegildo Ispali

Hermenegildo's tremisses are among the most politically charged coinages of the entire Visigothic series. Striking coins in his own name at Ispali — Roman Hispalis, modern Seville — was an explicit act of rebellion against his father Leovigild, who had exiled him to the city as governor. Converting to Nicene Christianity under the influence of his Frankish wife Ingundis and Bishop Leander of Seville, Hermenegildo formally revolted in 579 and held out until 584, when Leovigild's forces took the city. He was captured, refused to renounce his faith, and was executed in 585 — later canonized by the Catholic Church.