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Tremissis - Suintila Tucci
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 621-631 |
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| Weight | 1.25 g |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylized facing bust of King Suinthila occupying the central field, rendered in the debased late Visigothic manner with schematic facial features and elongated neck. The effigy is surrounded by a border of triangular pellet-tipped points arranged in a continuous ring around the coin's circumference. Flanking the bust are groups of triangular star-like ornaments dispersed across the field, characteristic of the late Visigothic coinage style. The legend +SVINTHILARE runs around the periphery in degraded Latin lettering. The overall design reflects the progressive stylization and abstraction typical of Visigothic tremisses struck at provincial mints. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a highly stylized facing bust, similarly abstracted in the late Visigothic tradition, with schematic drapery and a cross or scepter visible before the figure. The surrounding field is densely populated with large multi-pointed star ornaments and triangular pellet motifs arranged around the circumference, forming a decorative border. The mint signature legend +IVSTVSTVCI — a degraded form referencing the mint of Tucci (modern Martos) — encircles the design in debased Latin lettering. The overall execution is characteristic of the progressive artistic debasement seen in Visigothic provincial coinage of the early seventh century. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven, consistent with hammered production at a regional mint. |
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