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Obolo - Jaime I
| Issuer | Valencia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1213-1276 |
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| Value | 1 Obol (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned royal effigy of James I facing right, rendered in a schematic medieval style typical of thirteenth-century Iberian hammered coinage. The king wears a prominent crown with fleurs above the band. The bust is unadorned and stylized, occupying the central field. The surrounding legend reads IACOBVS REX, partially visible along the coin's irregular periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | IACOBVS REX (Translation: James I King) |
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Jaime I's long reign saw Valencia wrested from Almohad control in 1238, and the subsequent monetary reorganization of the new kingdom required a full denomination ladder in billon — of which this obol formed the smallest practical unit. The Valencia mint operated under strict royal privilege, with Jaime himself issuing detailed ordinances governing alloy standards that his own moneyers routinely flouted.
At 0.37g, these wore to illegibility within a generation of issue.