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Dinero '1st Granada war' - Alfonso X Cuenca
| Issuer | Kingdom of Castile and Leon |
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| Year | 1264-1268 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a quartered coat of arms divided by a plain cross, with the castles of Castile occupying the upper-left and lower-right quarters and the rampant lions of Leon filling the upper-right and lower-left quarters. This heraldic quartering, introduced under Fernando III and continued by Alfonso X, is rendered in the compact, stylised manner typical of hammered billon dineros of the period. The castle motif shows a three-towered structure, while the lion is depicted passant or rampant depending on the die state. The design fills the flan with minimal legend on this side, consistent with the AB#231 type. The strike is irregular and the flan edges are ragged, as is standard for this emergency wartime issue. |
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| Mintage | ND (1264-1268) |
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Alfonso X struck these dineros to fund the Castilian response to the Mudéjar revolt of 1264, when the Muslim populations of Andalusia and Murcia rose simultaneously — almost certainly coordinated with Muhammad I of Granada, who had encouraged the uprising to destabilize Castilian control of the recently conquered south. The fiscal strain was considerable enough that Alfonso debased his coinage repeatedly across this period, and the Cuenca mint's output reflects that pressure in its variable silver content.