Catalog
Denier - Stephen II
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1116-1131 |
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| Reference(s) | ÉH#39, H#84, H#85, H#86, H#87 |
| Obverse description | A pattée cross with four pellets in the angles is enclosed within a quatrefoil composed of four arched lobes. Small crosses or wedge-shaped ornaments appear at the junctions of the lobes, positioned at the cardinal points of the design. The entire motif is set within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a beaded or toothed outer border. The design is characteristic of the hammered coinage of early medieval Hungary, rendered in a bold but irregular style. |
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| Reverse description | A plain Greek cross is depicted at the center, enclosed within a single inner circle. The annular space between the inner circle and the outer border is filled with lines, wedges, or short radial strokes depending on the variety. The outer border is plain and slightly irregular, consistent with hand-struck medieval coinage. On certain varieties (H#85), no pellets appear within the inner circle, and wedges fill the annular band; on others (H#86), the reverse bears unreadable or degenerate signs, reflecting the crude engraving characteristic of this reign. |
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| Mintage | ND (1116-1131) - H#84; EK#10/9 - ND (1116-1131) - H#85; EK#10/9A - rev.: no dots in inner circle, wedges between inner and outer circle - ND (1116-1131) - H#86; EK#10/9B - rougher, bigger carve, rev.: unreadable signs - ND (1116-1131) - H#87; EK#10/8 - hexagon klippe - |
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