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1/2 Ducat - Ferdinandus II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Valencia |
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| Year | 1483-1488 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned Gothic monogram of Ferdinand II, rendered as an interlaced 'F' and 'R' cipher beneath an open royal crown, all executed in high relief in the late Gothic hammered style. The monogram is flanked by small heraldic devices. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, with the peripheral Latin legend FERDINANDVS running along the outer margin. The flan is irregular in outline, characteristic of hammered gold coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ferdinand II struck these half ducats for Valencia under his Aragonese title, part of a broader effort to harmonize coinage across the Crown of Aragon following his marriage to Isabella and the administrative consolidation of the Castilian and Aragonese treasuries. Valencia maintained its own mint and monetary tradition well into the sixteenth century, resistant to full absorption into a unified Castilian monetary system. The local fineness standard — essentially pure gold — reflects Valencian minting practice rather than any Castilian influence.
The five-year window for this type corresponds to Ferdinand's early reign before the Granada campaign absorbed crown revenues and reshaped minting priorities across all Iberian territories.