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Monedas Reselladas En Trujillo NVMISMA REVISTA DE ESTUDIOS NUMISMÁTICOS Depósito Legal: M. 4.089 - 1959 IMPRESO EN LA fi F. N. M. T. SOCIEDAD IBEROAMERICANA DE ESTUDIOS NUMISMÁTICOS NVMISMA MADRID Año XLII Julio - Diciembre Núm. 231 JUNTA DIRECTIVA DE LA S.I.A.E.N. Presidente ............. D. Antonio Beltrán Martínez. Vicepresidente .......... D. Rafael Feria y Pérez. Secretario .............. D. Julio Torres Lázaro. Tesorero ............... D. Andrés Chastel. Vocales ................ D.' Carmen Alfaro Asíns. D.' Alicia Arévalo González. D.' Mercedes Rueda Sabater. D. Juan Ignacio Sáenz Díez. Director ............... Dr. D. Antonio Beltrán Martínez. Coordinación Editorial ... D. Julio Torres Lázaro. Los trabajos y grabados publicados en NVMISMA no pueden ser reproducidos sin mencionar su procedencia y sin previa autorizacidn DIRECCI6N POSTAL: MUSEO CASA DE LA MONEDA JORGE JUAN, 106 28071 MADRID. ESPAÑA HOMENAJE A ANTONIO OROL VOLUMEN 11 ARTÍCULOSREUNIDOS SUMARIO Páginas Presentación ................................................. 9 Dos notas de Numismática Medieval: la ceca tres puntos y nueva acuña- ciónde Enrique 1V .......................................... 11 Ordenación cronológica de las acuñaciones coruñesas de Alfonso XI ... 21 Acuñaciones compostelanas de Enrique 11 ......................... 33 Acuñación de Juan 1 de Castilla como rey de Portugal ............... 33 Un «tornado» de Pedro 1 y una «blanca» de Enrique 111 ............. 51 Dobla de cuarenta maravedís de Pedro 1 .......................... 55 Aportación a la numismática medieval . Monedas castellanas sin marca de ceca ...................................................... 59 Las monedas en la época de La Celestina .......................... 65 Las monedas medievales castellano-leonesas ....................... 73 Primera acuñación del reino portugués ............................ 103 Acuñacionesde SancholV ..................................... 109 Monedas ecuestres de Alfonso VI1 de Castilla y León . Acuñación conme- morativa labrada en el Reino de Galicia ........................ 123 Dineros salamanqueses de Fernando 11 de León .................... 127 Acufiación constitucional de Isabel 11 ............................. 131 Numismática gallega ........................................... 135 Gran Enciclopedia Gallega . «Numismática» ........................ 153 Nueva moneda mallorquina de doce dineros-1808 ................... 171 Páginas Triente de Recaredo. inédito. acunado en Lugo .................'. .. Interpretación histórica de las acuñaciones con influencia hispano-por- tuguesa ................................................... Quinto centenario de Pardo de Cela-Valle de Oro .................. Probable ceca medieval en Soria ................................. Monedas reselladas en Trujillo .................................. Madrid.Retiro. la ceca que nunca existió .......................... La Real Casa de Moneda de Trujillo ........................... Problemas de numismática medieval ............................ Bases para el estudio de la cronología en las acuñaciones caste- llano-leonesas ............................................ Notes for future studies on the chronology of the Castilian-Leonese coinage ................................................. Bases para el estudio de la metrología en las acuñaciones caste- llano-leonesas ............................................ Notes for future studies on the metrology of the Castilian-Leonese coinage ................................................. Un tesorillo de monedas de plata de finales del siglo XV encontrado en Larache(Marruec0s) ................................... The Larache (Morocco) hoard of late fifteenth century iberian silver coins ................................................... Bases para el estudio de la circulación monetaria en las acuñaciones castellano-leonesas ........................................ Numismática castellano-leonesa .................................. Numismática y sigilografía . Edad Media Castellano Leonesa .......... La Real Casa de Moneda de Córdoba en el siglo XVII (Una ceca hasta hoy desconocida) ........................................... Nueva ceca en Madrid . La casa de moneda de molinos de la Puerta de Alcalá .................................................... Otras colaboraciones en prensa ................................ Procedencia de los artículos publicados en el presente volumen ........ Relación de entidades que reciben NVMI~MA....................... OR fin tenemos en nuestras manos el segundo volumen del homenaje P que cuantos hacemos NVMISMAquisimos tributar a Antonio Orol a raíz de su inesperado fallecimiento. Aunque la idea inicial fue publicar en un solo volumen sus artículos completos y los dedicados por sus amigos a su memoria, pronto se vio que esa idea era irrealizable. Por un lado, la extraordinaria afluencia de aportaciones que se produjo, a pesar de la pre- mura de tiempo, y que no es sino un indicativo más de la estima personal y profesional de que Antonio gozaba en el mundo de la Numismática. Por otro, la cantidad de sus trabajos, que, a pesar de que daba la sensación de ser un hombre que publicaba poco, enseguida se vio que exigía un tomo separado. Así las cosas, se preparó con la mayor rapidez posible el primer tomo mientras se iba trabajando con mayor tranquilidad en el segundo. Con respecto a éste, fue relativamente fácil recopilar los trabajos, que esperamos sean realmente completos, a excepción de las colaboraciones es- porádicas en la prensa diaria, de las que publicamos algunas a modo de anécdota, y de su libro Acuñaciones de Alfonso IX, todavía de fácil adqui- sición. Una vez hecho esto, lo primero fue proceder a una revisión de los textos, solamente en lo relativo a erratas, y en algún caso reordenando el sistema de referencias para hacerlo más manejable. Quedaba la espinosa cuestión de la reproducción de las ilustraciones, que ha sido la que ha re- trasado más de lo debido la salida de este ejemplar. Hay que agradecer la generosa colaboración de todos aquellos a quienes se lo he solicitado y al- gunas voluntarias. En primer lugar a su esposa, Cristina, y a su hijo, An- tonio Orol Martín-Aragón, que han aportado algún texto difícil y gran can- tidad de fotografías. Otro lote de fotografías del propio Antonio nos lo ha aportado Julio Chico, en cuyas manos se encuentra ahora la laboriosa ta- rea de dar fin a una obra sobre la moneda medieval que ambos habían co- menzado juntos. JULIO TORRES Tambien quiero dar las gracias a mis compañeras del equipo de con- servación del Museo Casa de la Moneda y al equipo del Departamento de Numismática del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, que me han buscado al- gunas fotografías y aportado atinadas observaciones. Mercedes Rueda, Ju- lio Chico y Antonio Orol, hijo, me ayudaron a corregir las últimas prue- bas. Todo. no obstante, no habria pasado de ser una simple idea sin el tra- bajo del personal del Departamento de Preimpresión de la F.N.M.T., que ha compuesto los textos, reproducido las ilustraciones, montado las pági- nas y corregido pacientemente prueba tras prueba. Para ellos, que, gene- ración tras generación, llevan ya cuarenta y un años convirtiendo NVMIS- MA en una realidad, nuestra revista es a!go más que una de tantas tareas rutinarias. A pesar de este esfuerzo colectivo, nos consta que, en el aspecto grá- fico. este volumen no ha salido todo lo bonito que hubiéramos deseado. La primera intención ercl sustituir o acompafiar el máximo posible de las antiguas ilustraciones por buenas fotografías. Esto se ha llevado a cabo den- tro de lo posible, pero no ha quedado más remedio que recurrir a fotogra- fiar los originales en muchos otros casos. De la complejidad de esta labor se han resentido también los tamaños de algunas ilustraciones, por lo que pedimos excusas a los entvndidos, para quienes este detalle no ha de su- poner problema alguno, y remitimos a los menos iniciados a catálogos por todos conocidos. Precisar el tamaiio real de cada moneda habría supuesto nuevos retrasos que no hemos considerado justificados. También debo aclarar que algunos textos inéditos se dan tal y como han sido encontrados, en versiones que, de haberse publicado, habrían sido retocadas y cuidadas. Tal es el caso, por ejemplo, de los artículos que se publican en inglés y español, cuya versión original no deja de ser un bo- ceto nada más. No hay que culpar al autor por posibles ligerezas, sino al editor por la traición que, en cierto modo, conlleva su publicación. Hemos ordenado los trabajos de acuerdo con su año de publicación. Los conocimientos también envejecen y es importante saber en qué mo- mento se dijo algo y lo que se dijo después. El propio Antonio corrigió a veces opiniones vertidas anteriormente por él mismo. En nota a pie de pá- gina se da cuenta del lugar y fecha de publicación de cada uno. Queda. pues, en la calle este volumen de obras reunidas, que se habría quedado sin duda en la cuneta a no ser por la convicción de que, una vez publicado, será una obra de consulta frecuente, tal vez de cabecera para algunos, y hará más fácil el manejo de la hasta ahora dispersa bibliografía de un autor querido por todos. Los errores que pueda haber han de acha- carse a quien esto escribe; los logros, al autor y a las personas ya mencionadas. JULIO TORRES Dos notas de Numismática Medieval: la ceca tres puntos y nueva acunación de Enrique IV (*) ECIENTEMENTE adquirí un cuaderno con reproducciones d- mo- R nedas (improntas) que perteneció a un coleccionista de los años trcin- ta y ello me da pie para escribir unas letras. Se trata
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