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Dinero - Sancho III
| Issuer | Castile, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1157-1158 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold plain cross pattée centred within a raised inner circle, dividing the reverse field into four quadrants, each containing a pellet or annulet ornament. The surrounding legend SANCIVS REX runs in Latin capitals between the inner circle and a beaded outer border, identifying the issuer as King Sancho. The overall design follows the standard Castilian dinero type of the period, with the cross serving as both a religious emblem and a compositional anchor. The strike is uneven, characteristic of hand-hammered production on an irregular billon flan. Portions of the legend and border are partially off-flan due to the irregular planchet. |
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Sancho III ruled for a single year before dying in August 1158, leaving his infant son Alfonso VIII under a regency that immediately collapsed into factional warfare between the Lara and Castro noble families. This dinero was struck during one of the shortest reigns in Castilian history — Sancho had only just received the kingdom from his father Alfonso VII, who divided his territories between Castile and León on his deathbed, ending the brief Leonese-Castilian union.