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Denier - Karolus I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Aragon |
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| Year | 1555 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Crowned bust of Karolus I in left profile, rendered in a crude medieval style characteristic of hammered billon coinage. The crown is depicted with raised points atop the sovereign's head, with facial features visible in low relief. The bust is contained within a beaded inner circle. The peripheral legend ARAGONVM runs around the obverse field. |
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| Reverse lettering | KAROLVS RX |
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The attribution here is almost certainly in error, or represents a posthumous or continuation issue — Charles I of Aragon (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) abdicated in 1556, and the minting of coinage in his name across Aragonese territories continued through transitional dies that straddled his reign and that of Philip II. Calicó 89 falls within this contested attribution zone, where the regnal name on the die no longer matched the living monarch.