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JOHN I (1379-1390). Real (Ar. 3.49g/26mm). Burgos. (FAB-537). Obv: IOHN crowned, legend around two lines: DOMINVS MICHI ADIVTOR ET EGO DISPICIAM INIMICOS MEOS. Rev: Quartering of castles and lions to the left within a quadrilobe groove, B below, around legend: IOHANIS DEI GRACIA REX CASTELLE. Extremely Fine. Beautiful specimen. Juan I's monetary policy was closely linked to the war conflicts of the time. Thus, for example, three types of special coins were minted to pay the French: reales, silver eleven-money coins, cruzados, seven-money coins, and low-grade gorings worth one maravedí. As for silver reales , dividers for a half and a cuarto of a real were also minted, showing the crowned letters IOHN, an abbreviation of the king's name, on the obverse.
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