Obol - Andrew II

Andrew II's reign was consumed by baronial revolt, the disastrous Fifth Crusade of 1217–1221, and ultimately the enforced signing of the Golden Bull in 1222 — Hungary's equivalent of Magna Carta, wrested from him by the nobility he had systematically bankrupted through land grants. Currency debasement was central to his fiscal desperation; the crown farmed out minting rights to Jewish and Muslim financiers, a practice the Golden Bull explicitly prohibited. This obol survives from a monetary regime under constant political renegotiation.