Visigoth
The Visigoths (; la, Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were an early Germanic people who, along with the Ostrogoths, constituted the two major political entities of the Goths within the Roman Empire in late antiquity, or what is kn ...
ic nobleman who rebelled during the reign of Egica and briefly ruled as king from Toledo.
A single coin that is related stylistically to those of the sole reign of Egica indicates that a king of the name of SVNIEFREDVS seized power in Toledo at some point in these years, and for long enough to have the mint start issuing in his name.
Suniefred is probably the same person as the " chief cupbearer and duke" of the same name in the canons of the
Thirteenth Council of Toledo The Thirteenth Council of Toledo, called by Visigothic king Erwig, opened in Toledo, Spain, on 4 November 683. 77 bishops, 5 abbots, 3 church dignitaries, and 27 palatine functionaries participated.
Thompson, E. A.
Edward Arthur Thompson (22 May 1914 – 1 January 1994) was an Irish-born British Marxist historian of classics and medieval studies. He was professor and director of the classics department at the University of Nottingham from 1948 to 1979 ...
''The Goths in Spain''. Clarendon Press, 1969.
*
Collins, Roger
Roger J. H. Collins (born September 2, 1949) is an English medievalist, currently an honorary fellow in history at the University of Edinburgh.
Collins studied at the University of Oxford ( Queen's and Saint Cross Colleges) under Peter Bro ...
. ''Visigothic Spain, 409–711''. Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
* Livermore, Harold. ''Twilight of the Goths''. Intellect Books, 2006.
* Montenegro, Julia; Castillo, Arcadio del. "Theodemir's Victory over the Byzantines in the Joint Reign of Egica and Witiza: A reference by the ''Chronicle of 754''". ''Byzantion'', 74, 2 (2004), pp. 403–415.