Follis - Béla III
Features
| Issuer |
Hungary
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Béla III (1172-1196)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1172-1196 |
| Value | Follis |
| Currency | Denier (997-1310) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.17 g |
| Diameter | 22.00 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular, Bowl shaped) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 33693 |
| References | ÉH# 115 Emil Unger. Magyar Éremhatározó. Ajtósi Dűrer Könyvkiadó, Budapest, Hungary (3 volumes). Lajos Huszár; 1979. Münzkatalog Ungarn: von 1000 bis heute = Hungary Coin Catalog. Battenberg Verlag, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Csaba Tóth, József Géza Kiss, András Fekete; 2018. Az Árpád-kori magyar pénzek / Volume I = Catalogue of Árpádian Coinage. Martin Opitz Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary. András Lengyel; 2019. Ezüstkönyv / Volume I. 997-1307: középkori magyar pénzverés. Muonas Befektetési, Budapest, Hungary. |
Obverse
Unreadable Kufic Arabic script
Scripts: Arabic, Arabic (kufic)
Reverse
Kufic script
Scripts: Arabic, Arabic (kufic)
Lettering: IOI
Edge
Plain
Comments
There are only 2 Hungarian copper coin types from 10th to 17th century, this one and EH#114
At that time, many Arab and Byzantine coins circulated in the kingdom. This coin is an imitation of Arab coinage, unlike the other, which is clearly Byzantine in inspiration.
Form of script varies very significantly
CAC I#16.16: JOJ lettering
CAC I#16.17: IOI lettering
CAC I#16.18: I I lettering
At that time, many Arab and Byzantine coins circulated in the kingdom. This coin is an imitation of Arab coinage, unlike the other, which is clearly Byzantine in inspiration.
Form of script varies very significantly
CAC I#16.16: JOJ lettering
CAC I#16.17: IOI lettering
CAC I#16.18: I I lettering
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1172-1196) | $ 16 | $ 23 | 97% | ||||||||||||
| ND (1172-1196) | (fr) Variante : voir commentaire. | 3% | |||||||||||||
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