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.
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.