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1 Obol - Ferdinand II lion
| Issuer | Kingdom of León |
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| Year | 1183-1188 |
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| Currency | Dinero |
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| Reverse description | A plain Greek cross with equal arms occupies the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding annular legend, divided by the arms of the cross, reads FERNANDVS REX in Latin capital letters, identifying the issuer as King Ferdinand. The lettering is arranged around the circumference between the inner beaded circle and the outer border. The overall design is characteristic of Leonese royal coinage of the late twelfth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ferdinand II of León struck this issue during a reign defined by aggressive territorial consolidation and near-constant friction with Castile, Portugal, and the Almohad Caliphate simultaneously. The billon composition reflects the chronic silver shortage afflicting Iberian mints in the late twelfth century, as frontier warfare drained bullion reserves faster than trade could replenish them. León's monetary output under Ferdinand has only been systematically catalogued in recent decades — the Imperatrix corpus remains the primary reference, and attribution of individual dies is still unsettled among specialists.