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Tremissis - Wittiza Emerita
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 700-710 |
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| Weight | 1.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Stylized royal bust facing right in the late Visigothic manner, rendered in a schematic and highly conventionalized style characteristic of the period. The effigy is adorned with a laurel wreath or diadem atop the head, with details reduced to abstract relief elements. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, separated from the bust by a beaded inner border. The overall treatment reflects the progressive debasement of classical portraiture typical of late Visigothic coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A cross potent or plain cross set upon three steps (Golgotha cross) occupies the central field, rendered in the schematic style characteristic of late Visigothic tremisses. Pellets or decorative elements flank the cross in the angles of the field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design, contained within a beaded border. The composition closely follows the standard Visigothic reverse type derived from Byzantine prototypes, affirming the royal and Christian authority of the issuer. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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