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1410, Spain, Peter IV of Aragon. Scarce Gold ½ Florin Coin. Valencia mint!

Denomination: ½ Florin
Mint Period: 1336-1387
Ruler: Peter IV of Aragon (1336-1387)
Mint Place: Valencia (minmark: castle)
Condition: Light scratch in reverse, otherwise about XF!
References: Friedberg 2 (listed under Spain, Kingdom of Aragon), Cru. VS/CG 394/ 2216. R!
Diameter: 16mm
Weight: 1.67gm
Material: Gold!

Obverse: Nimbate standing figure of Saint John "the Baptist" facing, holding scepter in left hand.
Comment: Castle of Castile (mint mark) on upper left field, arms of Valencia in lower right field.
Legend: S . IOHA (mint mark: tower) NNES . B . (crown of Aragon)

Reverse: Large lily (the typical design of the Florin coinage, initially issued by Florence).
Legend: + ARAG-O REX . P.

The Kingdom of Aragon was a medieval and early modern kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon (Aragón), in Spain. It should not be confused with the larger Crown of Aragon, of which the Kingdom of Aragon was a member along with other territories such as the Kingdom of Valencia or the County of Barcelona, all of them under the rule of the King of Aragon.

Peter IV, (Balaguer, 5 September 1319 – Barcelona, 6 January 1387), called el Cerimoniós ("the Ceremonious") or el del punyalet ("the one of the little dagger"), was the King of Aragon, King of Sardinia and Corsica (as Peter I), King of Valencia (as Peter II), and Count of Barcelona (and the rest of the Principality of Catalonia as Peter III) from 1336 until his death. He deposed James III of Majorca and made himself King of Majorca in 1344. His reign was occupied with attempts to strengthen the crown against the Union of Aragon and other such devices of the nobility, with their near constant revolts, and with foreign wars, in Sardinia, Sicily, the Mezzogiorno, Greece, and the Balearics. His wars in Greece made him Duke of Athens and Neopatria in 1381.