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Denier - Peter Orseolo
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1038-1046 |
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| Reference(s) | ÉH#2, H#6, H#6a, CAC I#2.2; 2.3, EK I#2/1 |
| Obverse description | Central isosceles cross with pellet ornaments at the arms, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. Four wedge-shaped or arrow-head devices fill the quadrants between the arms of the cross. The circumferential legend reads + PETRVS REX (King Peter), separated by the beaded border, all within an outer beaded rim characteristic of early Hungarian hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Peter Orseolo ruled Hungary twice — deposed in 1041, restored by Holy Roman Emperor Henry III in 1044 after the Battle of Ménfő, then blinded and imprisoned following a second uprising in 1046. His reign produced some of the earliest Hungarian silver coinage, building directly on the monetary framework established by his uncle Stephen I. The specific reference variants H#6 and H#6a suggest minor die differences that likely reflect the interrupted production across his two reigns rather than any deliberate monetary reform.