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Obol - Andrew III
| Issuer | Kingdom of Hungary |
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| Year | 1290-1301 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a stylized quadruped, likely a lion passant or a heraldic beast in profile facing left, rendered in a schematic, linear manner characteristic of late Arpadian Hungarian coinage. The animal's body is formed by bold, sweeping curves with minimal naturalistic detail. The design is contained within a beaded or dotted inner border, and the surface shows typical striking irregularities consistent with hammered silver production of the late 13th century. |
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| Mintage | ND (1290-1301) |
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Andrew III, the last of the Árpád dynasty, ruled a kingdom already fractured by powerful magnates who had carved Hungary into semi-autonomous fiefdoms during the preceding decades. His death in 1301 without a male heir ended over three centuries of Árpád rule and triggered an immediate succession crisis that drew in the Angevins, the Přemyslids, and the Wittelsbachs simultaneously. Coins of his reign are accordingly scarce in any grade — the political instability that defined his eleven years on the throne was not conducive to consistent royal minting.