Castile (1157-58) dinero
This specimen was lot 520 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €600 (about US$835 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ESPAGNE, CASTILLE ET LEON, Sancho III (1157-1158), AR dinero, Tolède. D/ TOL-ETA B. couronné à d. À d. une étoile. R/ + REX SANCI' Croix cantonnée de huit annelets. Extrêmement rare. Belle frappe bien centrée, sur un flan complet et régulier. Variété à l'étoile devant le buste, rarement proposée en vente (voir Jesus Vico, vente 153, 7 mars 2019, 476). Provient de la collection J. Druart. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of Castile, Sancho III, 1157-58, silver dinero, Toledo mint. Obverse: crowned bust right, a star above the right shoulder; reverse: cross cantonned with eight annulets. Extremely rare, well struck and nicely centered on a full and round planchet. Rarely offered, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Sancho's brother Fernando was king of Leon 1157-88.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen is 0,95 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-1011, A.B. 150.2.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, 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.
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