Denier - Béla II

Béla II's reign was defined almost entirely by the political chaos surrounding his accession. Blinded as a child on orders of King Stephen II — who feared him as a dynastic rival — Béla ruled despite his disability, relying heavily on his wife Ilona of Raška and her Serbian connections to consolidate power. His deniers are among the thinnest and lightest struck under the Árpád dynasty, a reflection of ongoing debasement that had been accelerating since the late eleventh century rather than any decision specific to his treasury.