Aragon (1094-1104) dinero
This specimen was lot 517 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ESPAGNE, ARAGON, Pedro de la Huesca (1094-1104), AR dinero, Jaca. D/ PETRVS REX T. nue à g. R/ Croix aragonaise entre deux points, dans une fleur, entre ARA-GON. Légères traces de corrosion. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of Aragon, Pedro de la Huesca, 1094-1104, silver dinero, Jaca mint. Obverse bare head left; reverse: Aragonese cross between two pellets over a flower, dividing "ARA-GON". Lightly pitted, Fine - Very Fine.)"
Cayón calls this coin an "Obolo" (half a dinero) but the weight suggests otherwise. It comes with the head right (Cayón-1768) or head left (Cayón-1769, shown here) or with "MON-SON" on the reverse instead of "ARA-GON" (Cayón-1770). This dynasty of Navarrese kings ruled 1035-1162.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen is 0,86 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-1769, Crusafont 213.2.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
Link to:
- Aragon (1063-94) dinero, Jaca mint, Sancho Ramirez
- Aragon (1104-34) dinero, Jaca mint, Alfonso I de Navarre
- Coins and currency dated 1094