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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 7816255, member: 56653&quot;]Alfonso was King of Leon (1065-1072), Galicia (1071-1072), in 1072 he united Leon, Castile and Galicia in the Kingdom of Castile and Leon, which he ruled between 1072 and 1109. In 1077 he became Emperor of Spain and in 1085 he conquered Toledo and was crowned as King of Toledo. After 1085 he would style himself as &quot;victorisissimo rege in Toleto, et in Hispania et Gallecia.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>This type presents him as the first Christian King of Toledo, and was minted starting with cca. 1085 and throughout Alfonso&#039;s entire reign and throughout the whole kingdom. This variation was minted probably in 1103, after the standardization of the coinage of Toledo.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1343409[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR19mm, 1.34g, billon dinero, minted at Toledo(?), 1103. </p><p>ANFVS REX; Cross pattee.&nbsp; </p><p>+ TOL&#039;ETVO:; Chrismon (XPS) flanked by A and ω.&nbsp; </p><p>A. Burgos #5, Cayon #905, A. Roma #3 (variante 6)</p><p><br /></p><p>Heavy specimen at 1.34g, fleur-de-coin preservation. </p><p><br /></p><p>From an old private Spanish collection offered by Aureo &amp; Calico.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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