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Denier - Béla III
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1172-1196 |
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| Value | Denier (Denár) (1) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the letter B, denoting Béla, flanked by two small crosses with four pellets distributed symmetrically around the letter. Depending on the variety, a short horizontal line appears either above or below the B, accompanied by an omega-shaped (Ω) ornamental device positioned on the opposite side. The design is executed in a rudimentary hammered style typical of medieval Hungarian bracteate-influenced deniers of the late 12th century. |
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| Mintage | ND (1172-1196) - Ω above, line below (CAC I#16.13; EK#15/7A)) - ND (1172-1196) - Ω below, line above (CAC I#16.14; EK#15/7)) - |
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Béla III ruled Hungary at a moment of unusual cultural pivot — educated at the Byzantine court in Constantinople, where he was once groomed as heir to Manuel I Komnenos, he returned to Hungary deeply Hellenized and proceeded to restructure royal administration along Byzantine lines. His reign saw the first systematic written record-keeping in Hungarian royal governance. These deniers, struck at extraordinarily low weights relative to contemporary European issues, reflect a monetary system still operating under strong Byzantine influence rather than the heavier Carolingian standard dominant in the Latin West.