Catalog
Dinero - Urraca Leon
| Issuer | Castile and Leon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1109-1112 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Chi-Rho monogram (Christogram) rendered as a radiate cross-like device at the center, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The radiating arms of the Chi-Rho create a wheel-like or spoke pattern filling the central medallion. The surrounding legend in Latin characters runs along the outer border of the coin, identifying the city of León. The style is consistent with Romanesque ecclesiastical iconography commonly employed on Iberian dineros of the period. |
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Urraca's reign began in crisis: her father Alfonso VI died in 1109 leaving her the sole legitimate heir, making her the first ruling queen of León and Castile. Her ex-husband Alfonso I of Aragon — whom she had divorced but remained politically entangled with — contested her authority almost immediately, and the coinage issued under her name was produced against a backdrop of near-continuous civil war. The three-year window this type spans reflects the period before her position stabilized enough for consistent monetary administration.