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Tremissis - Sisebuto Eliberri
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 612-621 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Stylized facing bust of King Sisebut in the central field, rendered in the debased Late Antique manner characteristic of Visigothic coinage, with a prominent arched diadem or crown indicated above the head. The bust is shown frontally, with schematic facial features and a simplified drapery or collar indicated below. A cross appears at the top of the legend. The surrounding circular legend reads + SISEBVTVS RE, rendered in bold, angular Latin capitals, separated from the central device by a beaded inner border. The overall engraving style is vigorous but stylized, consistent with early seventh-century Iberian hammered gold coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a stylized facing bust or bust-derived motif mirroring the obverse, with an arched crown or diadem above and a schematic cross or monogram element below, characteristic of Visigothic tremissis design derived from late Roman and Byzantine prototypes. The device is boldly struck in high relief with angular, abstract rendering typical of the Eliberri (Granada) mint. The surrounding circular legend reads + PIVS ELIBERRI in angular Latin capitals, indicating the epithet of the king and the issuing mint. A beaded border frames the central design, and the flan edge shows the typical irregular form of a hand-struck hammered coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | + PIVS ELIBERRI |
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