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Dinero - Alfonso VIII king on castle
| Issuer | Castile, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1167-1171 |
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| Reference(s) | Imperatrix#A8:9, MOMECA#29.2A, AB#194 |
| Obverse description | Crowned bust of the king facing left, depicted above a schematic castle motif, rendered in the rough, high-relief style characteristic of Castilian hammered coinage of the mid-12th century. Mintmarks appear to the left and right of the royal effigy. The design is contained within a beaded inner circle, with the circular legend occupying the outer field. |
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| Obverse lettering | CASTELA (Translation: Castile) |
| Reverse description | A plain Greek cross with equal arms divides the reverse field into four quadrants, each left plain, set within a beaded inner circle. The cross extends nearly to the inner circle, a design typical of Iberian billon dineros of the Reconquista period. The encircling legend in Latin runs between the inner beaded border and the irregular hammered edge. |
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