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1/2 Enrique - Enrique IV Segovia, king in circular border
| Issuer | Castile and Leon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1455-1465 |
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| Reference(s) | Imperatrix#E4:4.25 |
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| Obverse lettering | ENRICVS * QUARTVS * RE |
| Reverse description | Quartered royal arms of Castile and Leon displayed within a beaded inner circle, with castles (Castile) and rampant lions (Leon) arranged in alternating quarters in the Gothic heraldic tradition. The shield is rendered in high relief typical of mid-fifteenth-century Castilian hammered gold coinage. The surrounding circular legend in Gothic Latin characters reads + ENRICVS * DEI * GRACIA, separated by star stops, proclaiming the king's divine right to rule. The overall die work is bold though slightly irregular, consistent with hand-struck production at the Segovia mint. |
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Enrique IV's gold coinage became the flashpoint of one of the most acrimonious monetary controversies in medieval Castilian history. Within years of his accession, his mints — Segovia among them — were accused of systematic debasement, with contemporary chroniclers and noble factions citing the coinage as evidence of fiscal mismanagement. The accusations fed directly into the political crisis that culminated in the Farce of Ávila in 1465, when a coalition of rebellious nobles staged a ritual deposition of an effigy of the king.
That event effectively ends the issue period for this type.