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Groat - James II Barcelona
| Emittent | Principality of Catalonia |
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| Jahr | 1291-1327 |
| Typ | Standard circulation coin |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Crowned and draped bust of King James II facing left, depicted in profile within a beaded inner circle. The king wears an ornate crown and armored or decorated collar, rendered in the Gothic style typical of late 13th- to early 14th-century Aragonese coinage. The portrait is boldly struck in high relief against a flat field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust, separated from it by a beaded border. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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James II held Catalonia while simultaneously pressing his claim to Sicily and later acquiring the Kingdom of Arland — his reign was defined by near-constant negotiation with Rome and Aragon over which territories he could legitimately keep. The Barcelona groat emerged from this period as Catalonia's adaptation of the Venetian grosso model, which had been spreading through Mediterranean commercial networks since the late 13th century. Catalan merchants trading across the western Mediterranean required a heavy silver coin that counterparties would accept without dispute.
The Barcelona mint's output under James II served those trade routes directly — Barcelona to Sardinia, to Sicily, to North Africa.