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Denier - Andrew I
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1046-1060 |
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| Value | Denier (Denár) (1) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | +REX ANDREAS (Translation: King Andreas) |
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Andrew I took the Hungarian throne in 1046 following a violent pagan uprising that killed his predecessor Peter Orseolo, and his early reign was consumed by efforts to consolidate Christian rule while fending off Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, who launched three separate campaigns to reassert suzerainty over Hungary. The deniers struck under his authority are among the earliest native Hungarian coin issues, building on the framework established by Stephen I decades prior but reflecting the administrative instability of a kingdom still defining its institutions.
The multiple CAC and EK reference numbers indicate recognized die varieties within this issue — not a unified type.