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1 Denier - Ferdinand II bridge
| Issuer | Kingdom of León |
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| Year | 1167-1171 |
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| Currency | Dinero |
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| Reverse description | A bold Greek cross with slightly expanding arms occupies the central field, set within a beaded inner circle. The arms of the cross divide the field into four equal quarters. The surrounding circular legend FERNANDVS REX runs between the inner beaded circle and the outer border, referencing King Ferdinand II of León. The overall composition is typical of Iberian Romanesque hammered coinage of the mid-12th century. |
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| Reverse lettering | FERNANDVS REX (Translation: Ferdinand King) |
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Ferdinand II struck these deniers in the years following his consolidation of the Leonese throne, a period when he was actively rebuilding towns and infrastructure along the Duero frontier as a buffer against Almohad incursion. The "bridge" designation in the catalog tradition refers not to a design element but to a typological classification linking this emission to a transitional phase in Leonese billon coinage between earlier Navarrese-influenced types and the distinctly Leonese series that followed.
Billon quality in Leonese mints during this decade was inconsistently enforced, and surviving examples vary noticeably in silver content.