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Tremissis - Wittiza Emerita
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 700-710 |
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| Weight | 1.42 g |
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| Reverse description | A tall cross on steps (cross on a double or triple stepped base) occupies the central field, rendered in a bold, stylized manner typical of late Visigothic tremisses. The cross is flanked by elements within a beaded inner border, and the surrounding circular legend names the mint of Emerita (modern Mérida) along with the epithet PIVS. The design follows the standard Visigothic reverse type derived from Byzantine prototypes, emphasizing Christian symbolism through the prominent stepped cross motif. |
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| Reverse lettering | + EMERITA PIVS |
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Wittiza ruled the Visigothic Kingdom from roughly 694 to 710, and his reign — marked by a deliberate reversal of his father Egica's persecutory policies toward the Jewish population and a series of tensions with the Toledan ecclesiastical establishment — ended just before the Arab-Berber invasion of 711 effectively dissolved Visigothic authority in the peninsula. Emerita Augusta (Mérida) was one of the kingdom's principal minting centers, with a long Roman and post-Roman monetary tradition.
Pliego 788 places this among the later issues of the Mérida mint under Wittiza.