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Denier - Stephen III
| Issuer | Kingdom of Hungary |
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| Year | 1162-1172 |
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| Value | Denier (Denár) (1) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A compact cross pattée with trefoil or wedge-shaped arm terminals occupies the center of the field, with small dots arranged around it within an inner circle. The motif is enclosed within a single raised circular border or inner circle, itself set within the plain coin field. The overall design is simple and deeply struck in the austere tradition of Árpád-dynasty Hungarian deniers, with minimal ornamentation beyond the central cross and its surrounding dots. The flan is broad relative to the design, leaving a wide flat margin between the inner circle and the coin edge. |
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Stephen III came to power as a teenager in 1162 and spent much of his reign fighting off the rival claims of his uncles, Stephen IV and Ladislaus II, both of whom were backed at various points by Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos. The resulting political instability made coherent monetary policy nearly impossible, and Hungarian coinage of this decade reflects that disruption in its irregular fabric and inconsistent output.
The multiple reference numbers this type carries — cross-listed across Éremhatározó, Huszár, and Engel-Kereszty — reflect genuine scholarly disagreement about attribution within the Stephen III series, where die linkage and reign overlap complicate clean assignment.