Description
Visigothic Kingdom, Suintila, Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania, and Galicia 621-631 AD, Gold Tremissis (1.41g), struck at Barbi (Antequera), Spain. Obverse: King’s bust facing forward, “+SVINTHILA RE” = “SUINTHILA REX” (“King Suintila”). Reverse: King’s Bust facing forward, “+PIVS BARBI” (Barbi = Antequera, Spain). An attractive example of a gold piece from a period of prosperity for the Visigoths. Extremely Fine
King Suintila, son of Reccared I and his wife Bado, and a brother of the general Geila, brought significant prosperity; there was an unprecedented peace and unity across the Kingdom of the Visigoths.