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Obol - Wenceslaus
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1301-1305 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing frontal effigy of a crowned head with long flowing hair falling to either side, rendered in a crude but expressive hammered style characteristic of early 14th-century Hungarian coinage. The crown is depicted with prominent points or fleurs above the brow. The facial features — eyes, nose, and mouth — are boldly and somewhat naively rendered in relief. A circular border of dots or pellets frames the design near the irregular coin edge. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Wenceslaus II of Bohemia claimed the Hungarian throne in 1301 through his son, who ruled briefly as Wenceslaus III before being pressured to abdicate by 1305 under the combined weight of papal opposition and Angevin military force. These obols were struck during that contested interregnum, and their four-year production window was cut short not by monetary policy but by dynastic collapse.
The ÉH#347 attribution places this squarely within a transitional coinage sequence where Bohemian minting practices briefly influenced Hungarian output.