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Cornado - Juan II
| Issuer | Navarre, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1441-1479 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Crowned Gothic monogram of John II (IOHANES) occupying the central field, flanked by two six-pointed stars positioned to either side of the upright shaft. The monogram is surmounted by an open crown with fleurs, rendered in bold relief characteristic of hammered Navarrese billon coinage. The entire central device is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin legend running along the outer field. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOHANES DEI GRACIA REX (Translation: John II King by the grace of God) |
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Juan II ruled Navarre in an increasingly nominal capacity for much of this period — real power shifted dramatically after the civil war between his faction and that of his son Carlos de Viana, which tore the kingdom apart through the 1450s. Carlos, the legitimate heir, died in 1461 under circumstances suspicious enough to trigger riots across the Crown of Aragon. Coins struck under Juan's name during these decades circulated through a kingdom whose political coherence was dissolving almost in real time.
The billon content of Navarrese cornados from this reign is notably debased even by contemporary Iberian standards.