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Dinero - Alfonso VIII knight
| Issuer | Castile, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1163 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Reverse description | A plain Greek cross with equal arms occupies the central field, set within a beaded inner circle. The cross is bold and simply rendered, consistent with the Romanesque ecclesiastical aesthetic of 12th-century Castilian coinage. The legend ANFVS REX, identifying Alfonso as king, is distributed around the cross in the outer field, separated by the inner beaded border. The lettering is characteristic of the Visigothic-influenced Latin epigraphy used in early Castilian issues. A secondary beaded outer border frames the entire reverse design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ANFVS REX (Translation: Alfonso King) |
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Alfonso VIII came to the Castilian throne as a child of three in 1158, triggering years of regency conflict as the Lara and Castro noble factions effectively kidnapped and controlled him in turns. Coinage struck under his name during the early 1160s reflects that fractured authority — multiple issuing points and inconsistent billon alloy suggest decentralized production rather than a coordinated royal mint policy.
The AB#179 reference places this among the earliest attributable issues of his reign, predating the consolidation of royal power he achieved after personally assuming governance around 1169.