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Tremissis - Suintila Elvora
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 621-631 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of King Suinthila in the central field, rendered in the schematic late antique style typical of Visigothic coinage, with curled hair flanking the face and a draped neckline visible below. A cross-potent appears at the top of the field, serving as a religious emblem of royal authority. The surrounding circular legend reads + SVINTHILA REX, separated from the central device by a plain inner border and an outer beaded or serrated rim characteristic of hammered Visigothic tremisses. |
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| Obverse lettering | + SVINTHILA REX |
| Reverse description | Facing bust of smaller, more stylized form occupying the central field of the reverse, typical of the pseudo-imperial portrait tradition employed at Visigothic provincial mints. The figure is rendered schematically with a draped bust and pellet or globule ornaments. The circular Latin legend + TVS ELVORA IVS surrounds the central device, identifying the mint of Elvora (modern Évora, in present-day Portugal), with the inscription separated from the design by a beaded border and an irregularly serrated outer rim consistent with hand-struck production. |
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