Castile (1184) morabitino Fr-101
This specimen was lot 4147 in Goldberg sale 41 (Beverly Hills, May 2007), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Spain. Moribitino (Mancus), ND. Alfonso VIII of Castille, 1158-1214. Toledo mint. Dated Safar era 1222 (1184 AD), Pseudo-kufic legend with cross flanked by pellets above and ALF below, marginal legend 'Struck at Toledo in 1222 Safar era'. Five line legend with star flanked by pellets below. Alfonso reigned over a large Muslim population, an[d] the types were acceptable to the merchant classes that dealt with both Muslims and Christians. The legends are in Arabic, with a Christian cross. Rare early type. NGC graded AU-58."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3.86 grams, 25.45 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-101; C & C 997, Cayón-1017.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 41: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2007.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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.
Link to:
- al-Andalus AH 537 dinar, Ali Bin Yusuf, Seville mint
- Leon (1188-1230) maravedi Alfonso IX
- Portugal (1185-1211) morabitino Fr-1
- (1186) morabitino
- Castile (1217) dobla Fr-101b, Toledo mint
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