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Iberian Coins, Catalonia

Survey of Medieval Iberian Coinages

J F Lhotka and P K Anderson
Reprinted here by the Gracious Permission of the ANA

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Carlovingian, Charles the Bald, Silver Denier 0840AD-0874AD

O

Short equilateral cross

+CARLVS REX FR

R  

Carlovingian monogram, usually degenerate

+GERVNDA

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Barcelona, Ramon Borrel, Silver Dinero 0992AD-1018AD

O

Short equilateral cross, S in legend lying horizontally

+RAIMS

R  

Three annulets arranged in a triangular fashion

+BARCAN

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Barcelona, Berenguer Ramon I, Gold Dinar? 1018AD-1035AD

O

Crude Latin legend surrounding an Arabic inscription in the field

RAIMAN BAS COMES / [Arabic legend]

R  

Arabic inscription surrounding an Arabic inscription in the field

[Arabic legend] / [Arabic legend]

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Barcelona, Berenguer Ramon I, II, Billion Dinero 1035AD-1082AD

O

Crude bust facing left, hand in field before face

+BAR...ONA

R  

Legend arranged as indicated in the angles of a voided long cross

RAI MVN DVS BRG

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Barcelona, Berenguer Ramon I, II, Gold Mancuso 1035AD-1082AD

O

Legend divided as indicated by a long equilateral cross

BE REN GAR IVS

R  

Legend divided as indicated by long equilateral cross

BA RK IN OX

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Barcelona, Uncertain, Billion Dinero 1100AD-1200AD

O

Crude fleur-de-lis

BARCINO

R  

Equilateral cross potent, an annulet in each angle, beaded border

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Barcelona, Uncertain, Billion Obol 1100AD-1200AD

O

Crude fleur-de-lis

BARCINO

R  

Equilateral cross potent, an annulet in each angle, beaded border

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Barcelona, Uncertain, Billion Dinero 1100AD-1200AD

O

Crude fleur-de-lis

BARQVINO

R  

Equilateral cross pattee, an annulet in each angle

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Ampurias, Pons Hugo I, Silver Dinero 1092AD-1153AD

O

Long equilateral cross dividing the legend as indicated

:V GO PO CI'

R  

Sword-like device, point upward, dividing the legend between the initial E and S of COMES

EMPVR:COMES

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Ampurias, Hugo III or Hugo IV, Silver Dinero 1153AD-1188AD

O

Equilateral cross

V:GO POOCI

R  

Sword, point upright

COMES EMPVR

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Ampurias, Hugo III or Hugo IV, Silver Dinero 1153AD-1188AD

O

Short equilateral cross

+VGO:COMES

R  

Sword, point upright

IMPVRIAR'

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Ampurias, Hugo V, Silver Dinero 1188AD-1230AD

O

Short equilateral cross, fleur-de-lis in alternate angles

+HVGO:COMES

R  

Hand from left, holding upright sword dividing legend between the M and in the initial mark X

XIMP VRIARVM

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Ampurias, Hugo VII, Silver Dinero 1230AD-1286AD

O

Short equilateral cross, fleur-de-lis in alternate angles

+HVGO COMES

R  

Hand from left, holding upright sword dividing legend between the M and in the initial mark X

+IMPVRIARVM

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Ampurias, Hugo VII, Silver Obol 1230AD-1286AD

O

Short equilateral cross, fleur-de-lis in alternate angles

+HVGO COMES

R  

Hand from left, holding upright sword dividing legend between the M and in the initial mark X

+IMPVRIARVM

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Urgel, Pedro Ansurez, Silver Dinero 1102AD-

O

Equilateral cross

:PTERVS COMES

R  

Device resembling the letter T, to the left the Greek letter alpha and to the right omega

+VRGELLO DVS / A

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Urgel, Armengol VIII, Silver Dinero 1183AD-1208AD

O

Equilateral cross, fleur-de-lis in alternate angles

+ERMENGO COMES

R  

Device resembling the letter P standing on a reversed letter A

ACRIMONT VRGI / A

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Urgel, Aurembiax, Silver Denier 1228AD-1231AD

O

Equilateral cross, three pellets in alternate angles

+:AVREMBIAX

R  

Crozier rising from a broad-based letter V

COMTESA VRGE

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Urgel, Pons of Cabrera, Silver Dinero 1231AD-1243AD

O

Crozier upright between two short crosses at base and two pellets at level of crook

+PONCI'.COMES

R  

Letters S arranged horizontally

+VRGELLESIS

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Urgel, Armengol X, Silver Dinero 1267AD-1314AD

O

Crozier upright between two short crosses at base and two pellets at level of crook

+ERMENGAVDVS

R  

Equilateral cross with pellet in each angle

+COMES:VRGELLI

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Iberia, Catalonian Feudal, Counts of Urgel, Armengol X, Silver Obol 1267AD-1314AD

O

Crozier upright between two short crosses at base and two pellets at level of crook

+ERMENGAVDVS

R  

Equilateral cross with pellet in each angle

+COMES:VRGELLI

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