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Denier - Stephen III
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1162-1172 |
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| Currency | Denier (997-1310) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large ornate cross with flared, patée-style arms, flanked by four smaller similar crosses positioned diagonally at the intercardinal points, each separated by single pellets. The overall arrangement forms a symmetrical cruciform pattern of five crosses set within a beaded border. No legend is present; the design is purely symbolic, reflecting the deeply Christian iconographic tradition of the medieval Hungarian Árpád dynasty. The hammered flan is slightly irregular, typical of 12th-century Hungarian coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (1162-1172) |
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Stephen III came to power as a teenager in 1162 and spent much of his reign fighting off rival claimants — his uncles Stephen IV and Ladislaus II, both backed at various points by Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos, who had his own ambitions over Hungarian succession. The political instability meant royal authority was intermittently contested throughout the decade, and coinage from this reign reflects a fractured administrative period rather than a stable issuing program.
The catalog references here — particularly the CAC and EK designations — place this piece within a tightly sequenced typology that Hungarian specialists use to navigate what is otherwise a murky attribution landscape for 12th-century deniers.