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Denier - Ladislaus I
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1077-1095 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Facing stylized royal head depicted within an inner pearl circle, rendered in the crude artistic style typical of early medieval Hungarian coinage. The legend is inscribed between the inner and outer pearl borders, with the outer pearl circle interrupted by four cuts. A letter 'S' appears on the reverse side as a die-linked identifier. The portrait is highly schematic, reflecting the limited engraving traditions of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | + LADISCLAVSRE (Translation: King László) |
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Ladislaus I ruled Hungary during a period of acute dynastic instability — he seized the throne in contested circumstances following the deposition of Salomon, his cousin, and spent much of his reign managing the political fallout while simultaneously pushing Hungarian borders into Croatia and Dalmatia. His canonization in 1192, nearly a century after his death, reflects how thoroughly later medieval Hungary needed a royal saint to anchor its Christian identity. The coinage of his reign is thin and irregular in fabric, a consequence of Hungary's still-developing mint infrastructure in the late eleventh century.