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Dobla - Pedro I Seville
| Issuer | Castile and Leon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1350-1366 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Within a cusped Gothic tressure of arched lobes, a crowned lion rampant to the left, finely rendered with flowing mane, raised forepaws, and curling tail, symbolizing the Kingdom of Leon. The figure is boldly struck in high relief against a plain field. A beaded inner border separates the central device from the circular Latin legend, which runs between the inner beaded circle and the outer beaded rim of the flan. |
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| Reverse lettering | + PETRVS : DEI : GRACIA : REX : LEGIOnIS |
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Pedro I of Castile — called "the Cruel" by his enemies and "the Just" by his supporters — minted these doblas at Seville during one of the most violent reigns in medieval Iberian history. The Seville mint was his primary gold-striking facility, and production continued through the civil war against his illegitimate half-brother Enrique de Trastámara, whose French-backed forces ultimately defeated and killed Pedro at Montiel in 1369. These coins effectively funded both sides of that conflict at different points.
The .990 fineness held remarkably consistent through the reign despite the fiscal pressures of near-constant warfare — a deliberate policy to maintain commercial credibility with Genoese and Aragonese merchants.