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Tremissis - Recaredo I Ispali
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 586-601 |
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| Value | 1 Tremissis |
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| Obverse description | Frontal facing bust of King Recaredo I rendered in a schematized, late antique style typical of Visigothic coinage, depicting the king with a beaded diadem and draped shoulders adorned with a crosshatched paludamentum. The facial features are stylized with large dot eyes and a prominent nose, reflecting the artistic conventions of the Hispano-Visigothic mint. The bust is surrounded by a circular Latin legend reading + RECCAREDVS REX, composed of angular, often irregular letterforms characteristic of the Ispali mint. The legend is set between an inner beaded circle and the coin's irregular hammered edge. The overall execution shows the progressive abstraction of Byzantine imperial portraiture as adapted by Visigothic die-cutters. |
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| Reverse description | Frontal facing bust of similar schematized style to the obverse, likely representing a Victory or a secondary royal effigy, rendered with beaded headdress and draped bust with crosshatched garment, consistent with the Visigothic interpretation of late Roman iconographic conventions. The figure is surrounded by angular, abstracted letterforms forming the circular Latin legend + ISPALI PIVS, identifying the mint city of Ispali (modern Seville) and the royal epithet PIVS. The field displays the characteristic flat, worn relief of hammered Visigothic tremisses struck at Ispali. A beaded border frames the design along the coin's irregular periphery. |
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| Mintage | ND (586-601) |
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