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Denier - Stephen V
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1270-1272 |
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| Currency | Denier (997-1310) |
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| Obverse description | Facing royal effigy enclosed within a thick beaded (pearl) circle, the portrait rendered in a stylized, flat medieval manner characteristic of Hungarian hammered coinage of the mid-13th century. The face is depicted frontally with rudimentary features, surrounded by the circular legend. The overall design occupies the central field, with the pearl border serving as the primary framing device. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Stephen V ruled for just two years before dying at age thirty-three, leaving Hungary in the hands of his twelve-year-old son Ladislaus IV. His reign was consumed by the aftermath of Mongol-era reconstruction and a bitter power struggle with his own father, Béla IV, that had already fractured the kingdom before he ever took the throne. These deniers circulated in a Hungary still economically fragile, the silver content reduced from earlier Árpád-era issues as the crown worked to stretch limited bullion reserves.