Catalog
Tremissis - Leovigildo Caesaraugusta
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 575-586 |
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| Diameter | 22.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylized and schematic royal bust facing right, rendered in the debased Visigothic manner with strongly abstracted facial features. The effigy is surrounded by a field densely populated with star-shaped pellet ornaments arranged around the central figure. A beaded inner border frames the composition, with a serrated outer border encircling the entire flan. The Latin legend LIVVICILDVS RE, a retrograde or corrupt rendering of the royal name Leovigildus Rex, appears distributed around the field amid the decorative star motifs. A central pierced hole is visible, characteristic of certain Visigothic tremisses. |
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| Reverse description | A highly stylized cross on steps or on a construct, depicted in schematic Visigothic fashion with the cross rising from a triangular stepped base, flanked by multiple star-shaped and pellet ornaments distributed throughout the field. Additional decorative symbols, including crescents and annulets, appear to either side of the stepped cross motif. The mint legend CESAR ACVSTAOIO, referring to the mint of Caesaraugusta (modern Zaragoza), is distributed around the field in the characteristic debased Latin lettering of late Visigothic coinage. The flan is bounded by a beaded inner circle and a serrated outer border, with a central pierced hole visible. |
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| Reverse lettering | CESAR ACVSTAOIO |
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