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Meaja - Alfonso VIII stars 2-3
| Issuer | Castile, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1158-1214 |
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| Weight | 0.4 g |
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| Obverse description | Schematic facing bust of King Alfonso VIII within a linear border, rendered in the primitive hammered style characteristic of Castilian medieval coinage. The royal effigy is depicted frontally with stylized facial features, the head shown with rudimentary detail consistent with 12th–13th century Iberian billon issues. The surrounding legend reads ANFVS REX, identifying the monarch as Alfonso King, distributed around the inner field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A plain Greek cross occupies the central field, its four arms extending toward a beaded or linear border. Six-pointed stars or small star-shaped pellets appear in the second and third quarters of the cross, a diagnostic feature distinguishing this variety. The encircling legend +TOLLETA, referencing the mint city of Toledo, runs along the outer border of the reverse field. |
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