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Tremissis - Tulga Barbi
| Issuer | Visigothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 639-642 |
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| Reference(s) | CNV#390, Pliego#513 |
| Obverse description | Schematized frontal bust of the king in the central field, rendered in a highly stylized late antique manner characteristic of Visigothic coinage, with a beaded or roped neckline and simplified facial features. The bust is flanked by the circular Latin legend + TVLGAN RE, separated by a cross at the top. A beaded inner border frames the central device, with the entire design executed in the bold, flat relief typical of hammered Visigothic tremisses. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Tulga ruled the Visigothic Kingdom for roughly three years before being deposed and forcibly tonsured by Chindasuinth in 642 — a ecclesiastical humiliation designed to permanently disqualify him from kingship under Visigothic law. His coinage is correspondingly scarce, with Barbi among the rarer mint attributions of his already short reign.