Sisenand seized the Visigothic throne in 631 by allying with the Frankish king Dagobert I, deposing Suinthila in a coup backed by Frankish military force — a political debt he reportedly settled by sending Dagobert a massive golden dish once owned by the Roman general Aetius. The Acci mint, located in present-day Guadix in Granada, was one of several Iberian mints active under his short reign.
CNV#349 / Pliego#438 places this piece firmly within a well-documented but modestly produced regional issue.
Sisenand seized the Visigothic throne in 631 by allying with the Frankish king Dagobert I, deposing Suinthila in a coup backed by Frankish military force — a political debt he reportedly settled by sending Dagobert a massive golden dish once owned by the Roman general Aetius. The Acci mint, located in present-day Guadix in Granada, was one of several Iberian mints active under his short reign.
CNV#349 / Pliego#438 places this piece firmly within a well-documented but modestly produced regional issue.