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Tremissis - Recaredo I Cordoba
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 586-601 |
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| Weight | 1.51 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of King Recaredo I in the Byzantine imperial tradition, depicted frontally with a stylized diademed head surmounted by a cross. The bust is rendered in a schematic, flat relief characteristic of Visigothic coinage, with horizontally striated drapery suggesting armor or royal robes. Flanking the bust are elements of the circular Latin legend reading + RECCAREDVS REX, distributed around the field. The flan is irregular, as is typical of hammered Visigothic tremisses, with a beaded inner border visible around the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust of a secondary figure, likely a stylized royal or divine effigy, rendered in a schematic frontal style consistent with the obverse, with a cross above the head and dotted pellets flanking the face. The drapery is depicted with horizontal ribbing. The surrounding Latin legend reads + CORDOBA PIVS, identifying the mint city of Cordoba and the epithet PIVS (the Pious), a royal title adopted by Recaredo I following his conversion to Catholicism. The flan edge is irregular with a beaded border, typical of the Visigothic hammered gold coinage of the late sixth century. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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