Suniefred

Suniefred was a Visigothic nobleman who rebelled during the reign of Egica (r. 687 – c. 702) 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.¹

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 (683).²

Sources

Thompson, E. A. The Goths in Spain. Clarendon Press, 1969.
Collins, Roger. 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.

Notes

Collins, Visigothic Spain, 107.
Thompson, The Goths in Spain, 244: "Sunifredus, comes scanciarum et dux".

External links

(in Spanish) J. A. Castillo Lozano, "La enigmática figura de Suniefredo a la luz de sus emisiones monetales", Revista Numismática Hécate Nº 2, 2015.
(in Spanish) Pío Beltrán, "Iudila y Suniefredo, reyes visigodos", Ampurias, 3, 1941.

[1] Collins, Visigothic Spain, 107.

[2] Thompson, The Goths in Spain, 244: "Sunifredus, comes scanciarum et dux".

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