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Tremissis - Sisenand Egitania
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 631-636 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Schematic frontal bust occupying the central field, rendered in the highly stylised, near-abstract manner typical of late Visigothic tremisses, with a domed head, facial features reduced to pellets and incised lines, and a broad, flat torso. Flanking elements in the field further emphasise the symmetrical, hieratic composition. The circumferential Latin legend reads + EGITANIA PIVS, identifying the mint of Egitania and the epithet Pius customarily applied to Visigothic rulers on reverse dies. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Sisenand seized the Visigothic throne in 631 by allying with the Frankish king Dagobert I, ceding the missorium of Aetius — a massive late-Roman silver dish — as payment for Frankish military support. His reign lasted only until 636, making issues from his mints scarce by duration alone. Egitania, modern Idanha-a-Velha in Portugal, was a minor episcopal see with limited output, and tremisses attributable to this mint and reign combination are among the rarer intersections in Visigothic gold.