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Denier - Béla II
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1131-1141 |
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| Reference(s) | ÉH#50, H#54, CAC I#13.8, CNH I#56, EK I#11/5 |
| Obverse description | Three ornate pillars or columns arranged vertically in the field, each surmounted by a crescent; retrograde or mirrored E-shaped letters flanking the pillars on either side, all contained within a beaded border. The design is executed in a primitive Romanesque style characteristic of early medieval Hungarian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A plain cross within a small inner circle at the center, the quadrants filled with wedge-shaped ornaments; the annular space between the inner and outer circles decorated with alternating crescents and short linear strokes, all enclosed within a beaded outer border. The overall composition reflects the stylized decorative vocabulary typical of Árpád-dynasty deniers. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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