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Dinero - Alfonso VIII knight
| Issuer | Castile, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1166-1167 |
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| Currency | Dinero |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold Greek cross with equal arms occupies the center of the field, its limbs extending nearly to the coin's edge and dividing the reverse into four quadrants. The legend +ALFONS runs around the periphery in Latin characters, referencing the issuing monarch Alfonso VIII. The lettering is rendered in a primitive Romanesque style consistent with mid-12th-century Castilian coinage, and the surface retains the characteristic granular texture of low-silver billon. The overall design is simple and hieratic, emphasizing the cross as the principal device. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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