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Denier - Andrew III
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1290-1301 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large Gothic letter M surmounted by a royal crown with fleurs-de-lis finials, the uprights of the letter forming the base of the composition. A stylized foliate spray or leaf ornament appears to each side of the letter in the field. The whole design is contained within a border of beads. |
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| Reverse description | A royal crown in the lower portion of the field supports a tall patriarchal (double-barred) cross rising to the upper field, with two pellets positioned between the arms of the upper crossbar. The design is rendered in bold relief characteristic of late 13th-century Hungarian hammered coinage, surrounded by a beaded border. |
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Andrew III, the last Árpád king, ruled a kingdom fractured by baronial revolt and competing dynastic claims from the Angevins. His coinage was struck under constant political duress — papal support for Charles Martel's rival claim meant Andrew spent much of his reign defending his legitimacy as much by sword as by seal. These deniers circulated in a Hungary where central royal authority was visibly collapsing, and the mint output reflected that instability in both consistency and volume.
His death in 1301 without a male heir ended over three centuries of Árpád rule.