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Meaja - Alfonso VIII with date
| Issuer | Castile, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1166 |
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| Currency | Dinero |
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| Obverse description | Central cross pattée above a stylized tree or foliate motif, both enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The cross is flanked by decorative elements in the field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the inner design, reading TOLETVM, referencing the city of Toledo. The overall style is characteristic of Castilian hammered billon coinage of the 12th century, with irregular flan and bold, if somewhat crude, die work. |
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| Reverse description | Plain cross pattée at center, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. Small decorative elements, including what appear to be pellets or stars, occupy the angles of the cross. A Latin era date legend circles the inner design in the outer field, recording the date in the Spanish Era system. The flan is irregular and the strike uneven, consistent with hammered medieval billon coinage. |
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| Mintage | 1204 (1166) |
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