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.
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.