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Dinero - Alfonso VII Toledo
| Issuer | Castile and Leon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1126-1157 |
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| Weight | 1 g |
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| Obverse lettering | LEON |
| Reverse description | A large cross, boldly struck in low relief, dominates the reverse field in a simple, unadorned style consistent with Romanesque Iberian coinage of the 12th century. The arms of the cross extend nearly to the edge of the irregular flan, dividing the field into four quadrants. The Latin legend TOLETA, referring to the city of Toledo, appears around or adjacent to the cross. The overall strike is uneven, reflecting the hand-hammered production technique of the period. |
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Alfonso VII's long reign saw him crowned Imperator totius Hispaniae in 1135 at León — the only Castilian-Leonese monarch to formally claim the imperial title over the other Iberian kingdoms. The billon coinage struck under him at Toledo reflects the city's status as the premier mint of the reconquered south, taken from the Moors in 1085 and still administratively distinct from the northern Castilian minting tradition.
AB#36 is among the earlier documented types in Álvarez Burgos's classification of medieval Castilian coinage, placing this issue at the foundational layer of the post-reconquest Toledo mint series.