Denier - Ladislaus IV

Ladislaus IV — known as Ladislaus the Cuman — spent much of his reign in open conflict with the Hungarian nobility and the papacy, largely because of his preference for the Cuman steppe culture of his maternal relatives over the expectations of a Christian king. Pope Nicholas IV eventually placed Hungary under interdict in 1288. Coinage continued regardless, but royal authority over the mints was erratic at best during these years, which accounts for the considerable variation in fabric and striking quality across surviving deniers of this type.