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Obol - Charles Robert
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1327 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Frontal effigy of a crowned, enthroned king rendered in high medieval style, facing forward and seated upon a throne visible at lower right. The monarch holds a long scepter topped with a fleur-de-lis in his left hand and a globus cruciger (orb) in his raised right hand. The figure wears a crown with prominent projections and elaborate robes. The overall composition is characteristic of Angevin royal iconography as employed on Hungarian small silver coinage of the early 14th century. No legend is present in the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (1327) - no mintmark |
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Charles Robert of Anjou spent the first decade of his reign fighting to actually control the kingdom he'd been crowned ruler of — twice — before the Hungarian magnates finally accepted his authority around 1310. His monetary reforms followed once political consolidation allowed it, overhauling a debased coinage system that had deteriorated badly under the late Árpád kings and their successors. This obol sits within that reform program, though the precise 1327 dating reflects documentary evidence from chamber accounts rather than mint marks on the coins themselves.