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Obol - Iacobus I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Aragon |
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| Year | 1213-1276 |
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| Value | 1 Obol (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned facing bust of King James I (Jaime I) in high relief, depicted in a schematic medieval style with a crenellated crown and rudimentary facial features. The king's shoulders are visible below the bust, rendered with simple linear detail characteristic of 13th-century Aragonese hammered coinage. A circular legend surrounds the central effigy within the coin's irregular flan. The overall style is typical of the primitive die-engraving conventions of the period, with the royal image serving as the primary device. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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James I of Aragon — "the Conqueror" — ruled for over six decades, the longest reign of any medieval Iberian monarch, and spent much of it in near-constant military campaigning: the conquest of Majorca in 1229, Valencia in 1238, and Murcia by mid-century. Coinage reform was a bureaucratic afterthought between campaigns. The billon issues of his reign were struck at multiple points across that long span, and attributing specific pieces to a narrower window remains difficult without die study.
At 0.26 g, the obol was the smallest denomination in regular circulation — the coin most handled by the least wealthy, and consequently the hardest to find undamaged.