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Tremissis - Recceswinth Emerita
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 649-672 |
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| Value | 1 Tremissis |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a stylized facing bust of King Recceswinth rendered in the debased late antique manner typical of Visigothic coinage, with a cross pattee surmounting the head. Below the bust appears a rectangular altar or architectural element with pelleted border, flanked by pellets. The surrounding legend in retrograde and irregular Latin capitals reads + RECCESVINTVS P, interspersed with star-shaped decorative elements, all within a beaded border along the coin's irregular periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | + RECCESVINTVS P |
| Reverse description | Central field features a bold cross pattee on a stepped base, a motif characteristic of Visigothic ecclesiastical coinage reflecting the kingdom's Christian identity. The cross is flanked on either side by elongated oval or mandorla-shaped devices in raised relief. The surrounding legend + EMERITA PIVS, identifying the mint city of Emerita Augusta (modern Mérida) and the royal epithet PIVS, is distributed around the field in irregular Latin letters interspersed with star-shaped ornaments, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
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