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Dinero - Fernando IV Coruna
| Issuer | Castile and Leon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1295-1312 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Reverse description | A passant lion occupies the central field, depicted in profile facing left in the traditional heraldic style associated with the Kingdom of Leon, rendered in low relief consistent with the hammered billon coinage of the period. The lion is set within a beaded or plain inner circle. The surrounding circular Latin legend reads ET LEGIONIS, completing the royal title begun on the obverse. The flan is irregular and slightly chipped at the edges, as is common for this type. |
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| Reverse lettering | ET LEGIONIS (Translation: and Leon) |
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Fernando IV inherited the Castilian throne at age nine, and his minority was immediately contested — his legitimacy challenged by rivals including his great-uncle Sancho IV's surviving opponents and the Infante de la Cerda claimants backed by France and Aragon. The crown's financial instability during these years forced repeated debasements of the billon coinage, and the dineros struck at Coruña reflect a mint that was politically marginal and chronically underfunded.
The Coruña mint mark on this type is the key attribution detail; AB#321 encompasses multiple mints, and misattribution is common in the trade.