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Meaja - Alfonso X Cuenca
| Issuer | Castile and Leon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1281 |
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| Value | 1 Obol (1/2) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (1281) - bowl above right tower,AB#283.1 - ND (1281) - bowl below castle,AB#283 - |
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Alfonso X's monetary reforms of 1281 came at the end of a reign defined by fiscal exhaustion — protracted wars, an expensive bid for the Holy Roman Imperial throne that consumed decades of treasury resources, and a nobility in open revolt. The meaja was the smallest unit in this debased coinage system, struck in increasingly low-silver billon as the crown struggled to maintain any metallic credibility at all.
The Cuenca mint was one of several Castilian facilities activated to meet demand during this period of monetary crisis. AB#283 distinguishes this specific emission from closely related types by subtle differences in the castles-and-lions arrangement — a necessary distinction given how many parallel issues circulated simultaneously.