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1 Denier - Ferdinandus II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Valencia |
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| Year | 1479-1516 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned bust of Ferdinand II facing left, depicted in a somewhat crude hammered style typical of late medieval Iberian coinage. The effigy shows the king wearing a crown above flowing hair, with visible drapery at the shoulder. The legend encircles the bust around the entire periphery of the flan, partially obscured by the irregular edge and wear. The field is flat and unadorned, with the portrait occupying the central area of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | + FERDINANDVS ELISABET (Translation: Ferdinand and Isabella) |
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Ferdinand II's reign over Valencia coincided with the union of the Aragonese and Castilian crowns following his marriage to Isabella I, but Valencia retained its own coinage system under the Crown of Aragon's monetary framework. The Valencian denier, struck in billon at weights already declining from earlier medieval standards, circulated in a city that was simultaneously one of the most commercially active ports in the western Mediterranean — handling Genoese bankers, Flemish merchants, and North African trade in the same market squares where these coins changed hands daily.