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Tremissis - Sisenand Toleto
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 631-636 |
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| Currency | Tremissis |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of King Sisenand in the centre of the field, depicted in a highly stylised, degenerate manner characteristic of late Visigothic coinage, with pendilia hanging from either side of the head and a schematic drapery below. A cross pattee is visible above the bust. The surrounding Latin legend +SISENANDVS RE runs along the periphery, separated from the bust by a beaded inner border. The overall design reflects the progressive abstraction of the Byzantine imperial prototype. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Sisenand seized the Visigothic throne in 631 by deposing Suinthila with Frankish military assistance — a deal reportedly secured by promising the Franks the Missorium of Aetius, a famous gold dish of enormous prestige. Whether that dish ever changed hands remains disputed. His reign lasted only five years before his death in 636, making Toledo-mint gold from this period genuinely scarce by survival rates alone.