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Follis - Béla III
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1172-1196 |
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| Currency | Denier (997-1310) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1172-1196) - - ND (1172-1196) - (fr) Variante: voir commentaire. - |
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Béla III came to power after years at the Byzantine court in Constantinople, where he had been groomed as a potential heir to Manuel I Komnenos. That exposure left a direct mark on Hungarian coinage: the follis issues of his reign show unmistakable Byzantine influence in both fabric and type, a departure from the debased silver that had dominated the Árpád monetary system for decades. He was also, by contemporary accounts, the wealthiest ruler in Latin Christendom at the time — his income reportedly rivaled that of the French crown.
The multiple CAC references reflect genuine die variation across the series rather than simple subtype bookkeeping.