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Dinero - Alfonso X 1st Granada war
| Issuer | Kingdom of Castile and Leon |
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| Year | 1264-1268 |
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| Weight | 0.9 g |
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| Reverse description | A quartered shield occupying the full field of the coin, divided by a plain cross into four quarters bearing alternately a castle (representing Castile) and a rampant lion (representing Leon), the heraldic arms of the united Crown of Castile and Leon. The castle, depicted with three towers, appears in the upper-left and lower-right quarters, while the passant or rampant lion occupies the remaining quarters. The design is rendered in the bold, simplified style characteristic of mid-13th-century Castilian hammered coinage. The flan is irregular with a somewhat serrated edge, typical of this emergency wartime issue. |
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| Mintage | ND (1264-1268) |
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Alfonso X launched his first Granada campaign in 1264 following the Mudéjar revolt, a coordinated uprising that stretched Castilian military resources across Andalusia and Murcia simultaneously. Emergency billon issues like this one were struck to fund rapid mobilization, and the monetary pressure of the campaign contributed directly to the currency debasements Alfonso would pursue more aggressively in later decades.
AB#235 is among the thinner, lighter dinero issues of his reign — the weight reflects wartime cost-cutting rather than any minting irregularity.