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Dinero - Enrique II Cordoba
| Issuer | Castile and Leon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1373-1379 |
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| Weight | 0.8 g |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting a rampant lion passant to the left, set within a beaded inner circle, rendered in the stylized heraldic tradition of medieval Leonese coinage. The lion is shown with raised forepaw in characteristic Gothic style. A mintmark or symbol appears in the lower field. The surrounding Latin legend ENRICVS REX LEG runs along the outer beaded border, identifying the issuer as Enrique II, King of Leon. |
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| Reverse lettering | ENRICVS REX LEG (Translation: Enrique II King of Leon) |
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Enrique II came to power through one of medieval Iberia's more brutal successions — he stabbed his half-brother Pedro I to death at Montiel in 1369, ending a civil war that had drawn in both the Black Prince and Bertrand du Guesclin as opposing mercenary commanders. The dineros struck at Córdoba during his reign were part of a broader monetary reorganization aimed at stabilizing a billon coinage that Pedro's reign had left in disarray.
AB#495 is among the commoner attributions within the Enrique II series, though Córdoba mint pieces carry their own localized die variations worth examining closely.