Catalog
Denier - Coloman
| Issuer | Kingdom of Hungary |
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| Year | 1095-1116 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large cross pattée with four smaller crosses in each quadrant, the whole enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A further ring of wedge-shaped pellets or fleurs alternates around the inner circle, creating a decorative annular band. The circumferential legend +CALMANRE (King Kálmán) runs between the inner beaded circle and the outer rope-twist border. The entire design is executed in the flat, stylised manner characteristic of early Hungarian hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a cross pattée enclosed within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a ring of wedge-shaped or arrow-head ornaments radiating outward toward the rim. The circumferential legend +LADISLAVSRE (King László) is struck between the inner beaded border and the outer rope-twist edge, honouring Coloman's predecessor László I. The overall design mirrors the obverse in its Romanesque decorative vocabulary, typical of early twelfth-century Hungarian deniers. The flan is irregular and the strike uneven, consistent with hand-hammered production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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