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Obol - Andrew II
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1205-1235 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Stylized architectural structure depicting a central balcony or loggia with four arched openings, flanked on each side by a tower with a globular finial, all rendered in a flat, linear hammered style. A human head in profile or facing, enclosed within a small circle, is depicted above the central arcade. Below the arcade, a circle is flanked by two stars or pellets in the lower field, a compositional arrangement typical of Árpád-dynasty bracteate-influenced coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (1205-1235) |
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Andrew II's reign was defined less by stable governance than by chronic fiscal desperation. His repeated military campaigns — including the 1217 Crusade, which drained the treasury nearly to collapse — forced him into the infamous 1222 Golden Bull, Hungary's answer to Magna Carta, wrested from him by rebellious nobles. Small silver fractions like this obol bore the brunt of debasement pressures throughout his reign, with silver content declining noticeably across successive issues.