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Tremissis - Sisebuto Ispali
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 612-621 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Facing stylized royal bust at center, closely mirroring the obverse type in the Visigothic tradition of identical or near-identical obverse and reverse portrait designs, with the same arched diadem and triangular pectoral ornament beneath the chin. The bust is rendered in a schematic, hieratic style typical of the Ispali (Seville) mint output under Sisebut. The surrounding Latin circular legend reads +ISPALI PIVS, identifying the mint city of Ispali (Seville) and the royal epithet PIVS. The flan is irregular and the coin is struck with a serrated or beaded rim border. |
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| Mintage | ND (612-621) |
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Sisebut ruled the Visigoths from 612 to 621 and is one of the more historically legible kings of the entire dynasty — a literate monarch who corresponded with Frankish and Byzantine courts and authored hagiographic poetry. His reign saw intensified pressure on the Jewish population of Iberia, culminating in forced conversions documented in the canons of the Fourth Council of Toledo, though that council met after his death. Ispali — Roman Hispalis, modern Seville — was among the most active Visigothic mints, producing across multiple reigns.
The CNV 219 attribution places this piece within a well-documented but numerically modest series for the Ispali mint under Sisebut.