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.
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.