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Dinheiro - Sancho I
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1185-1211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | REX SANCIO |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Sancho I inherited a kingdom his father Afonso Henriques had only recently wrested into formal existence, and his coinage reflects the monetary improvisation of a state still building its institutions. The dinheiro was Portugal's workhorse denomination throughout this period, struck in billon of notably low silver content — a practical concession to limited bullion resources in a kingdom whose southern frontier remained actively contested with the Moors.
Gomes S1.02 is among the more frequently encountered Sancho I types, though "frequently encountered" is relative for 12th-century Iberian coinage.