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Denier - Béla II
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1131-1141 |
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| Currency | Denier (997-1310) |
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| Obverse description | Facing royal bust depicted in a highly stylized, archaic manner, showing a frontal face with schematic features set within a decorative surround. Two fleur-de-lis or lily motifs flank the head on either side, rendered in a bold, angular style characteristic of early Hungarian hammered coinage. The portrait is enclosed by a beaded or linear border, with the abbreviated legend distributed in the field around the effigy. The overall design reflects the Romanesque artistic tradition prevalent in mid-12th century Hungarian numismatics. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross with four elongated, wedge-shaped arms occupies the central field, contained within a plain inner circle. The arms of the cross extend to the boundary of the inner circle and are rendered with pronounced wedge or triangular terminals, a design feature common to Árpád-dynasty deniers. The surrounding annular field bears the royal legend in Latin majuscules, distributed around the circumference between the inner circle and the outer beaded border. |
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