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Gold maravedi - Alfonso VIII
| Issuer | Castile, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1184-1213 |
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| Weight | 3.8 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (Kufic), Latin |
| Obverse lettering | امام البيعة المسيحية بابة ة ALF بسم الاب و الابن والروح القدوس الاله الواحد من امن و تعمد يكون سا لما (Translation: The Imam of the Christian Church is the Pope Alfonso In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the one God, whoever believes and is baptized will be saved) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a purely epigraphic design composed entirely of Kufic Arabic script arranged in multiple horizontal registers within a plain inner circle, closely following the layout of contemporary Almohad gold dinars. Five lines of densely packed Kufic legend fill the central area, recording the ruler's title, name, patronymic, a pious invocation, and the mint and date of issue. A broad marginal band carries a further Kufic circular legend, the whole enclosed within a raised beaded outer border. There is no figurative imagery; the overall aesthetic deliberately mimics the format of Islamic coinage to facilitate acceptance in cross-cultural Iberian commerce. |
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