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Dinero - Alfonso IX tree
| Issuer | Kingdom of León |
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| Year | 1188-1200 |
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| Currency | Dinero |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a stylized tree with broad, leafy canopy rising from a straight trunk, flanked on either side by a rampant lion in low relief. A small cross surmounts the tree at its apex. Mintmarks, varying by emission, appear to the left and right of the cross at the top of the tree. The design is rendered in the crude but vigorous hammered style characteristic of Leonese billon coinage of the late twelfth century, with the entire composition set within a plain circular border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold Greek cross occupies the central field, with equal arms extending nearly to the border. The surrounding circular legend, reading +ILDEFONS⁝REX, is rendered in Latin characters and encircles the cross within a beaded or linear border. The lettering is typical of the angular, somewhat irregular epigraphy found on Leonese hammered billon issues of Alfonso IX, with the king's name rendered in its Latin form ILDEFONS and the royal title REX abbreviated. |
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