Catalog
Tremissis - Recaredo I Contempo
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 586-601 |
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| Weight | 1.44 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of King Recaredo I rendered in the highly stylized Visigothic manner, with schematic facial features and radiate or diademed head. The effigy is surrounded by a border of pellets or a beaded inner circle, with letters of the royal legend distributed around the periphery in a characteristically degenerate late antique style. A cross or cruciform element appears above the bust, reflecting the king's Catholic faith following his conversion in 589. The overall design derives from late Roman and Byzantine prototypes but exhibits the distinctive abstracted treatment typical of Visigothic gold coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | ++ RECCAREDVS RE |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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