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Hungary. Béla IV (1235-1270). Huszár 267, Toth-Kiss 22.12.1.1, Unger 161, Réthy I 227, Frynas 17.39, Lengyel 18/33, Adamovszky 312, Rengjeo 39, Mimica 39, Dimnick-Dobrinić 4.2.1
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Hungary. Attributed to Béla IV (1235-1270) by Toth-Kiss and Lengyel, and to András/Andreas II (1205-1235) by Huszár, Unger, Frynas, Adamovszky and Gyöngyössy (who states that the type was issued before 1215). The reattribution is based on a study of hybrid denárs (per Toth-Kiss at pp. 30-31).
AR obulus (average .23 g, 10.6-10.8 mm.); .37 g., 10.83 mm. max., 180°
Obv: Tower above crescent above Hebrew letter ש/shin (per Huszár, Toth-Kiss and Lengyel) or E-shape (per Frynas), flanked by profiles facing left and right, pellets above.
Rev: Panther facing left under branched tree with leaves, Hebrew letter פ/feh-peh (per Toth-Kiss) or ט/tet (per Lengyel).above, although Huszár and Frynas do not recognize any Hebrew letter,
The Hebrew letter on the reverse is most likely a ט/tet. This is consistent with the letter appearing on the matching denár Huszár 266, is probably the mark of Teka, who was a kammergraf in 1232 (under András II) and 1235-1245 (under Béla IV), per Rádóczy and Nagy. Moreover, the פ/feh-peh is probably the mark of Fredman, who was a kammergraf in 1270-1272 under István V (1270-1272); as such, the mark is inconsistent with either Béla IV or András II.
The coins of Béla IV were issued with an average fineness of .800 and “later” .900, per Huszár at 11.
Rengjeo, Mimica and Dimnick-Dobrinić refer to this emission as a Croatian Freisacher issued in 1212-1220 in Slavonia under András II (1205-1235) and various Bans (Group IV). This attribution was initially made by Hóman in 1920, who tentatively assigned this emission to a Zagreb mint. However, the basis of this attribution has been proven to be erroneous, and the consensus among Hungarian numismatists is that the emission is Hungarian (per Metcalf [1979] at 156). Rengjeo, Mimica and Dimnick-Dobrinić do not note the presence of the Hebrew letters on the obverse and reverse; Dimnick-Dobrinić describes the letter on the obverse as a trefoil ornament (consistent with Frynas).
Huszár rarity 9, Toth-Kiss rarity 25, Unger value 70 DM, Frynas rarity N
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![Hungary. Béla IV (1235-1270). Huszár 267, Toth-Kiss 22.12.1.1, Unger 161, Réthy I 227, Frynas 17.39, Lengyel 18/33, Adamovszky 312, Rengjeo 39, Mimica 39, Dimnick-Dobrinić 4.2.1
Hungary. Attributed to Béla IV (1235-1270) by Toth-Kiss and Lengyel, and to András/Andreas II (1205-1235) by Huszár, Unger, Frynas, Adamovszky and Gyöngyössy (who states that the type was issued before 1215). The reattribution is based on a study of hybrid denárs (per Toth-Kiss at pp. 30-31).
AR obulus (average .23 g, 10.6-10.8 mm.); .37 g., 10.83 mm. max., 180°
Obv: Tower above crescent above Hebrew letter ש/shin (per Huszár, Toth-Kiss and Lengyel) or E-shape (per Frynas), flanked by profiles facing left and right, pellets above.
Rev: Panther facing left under branched tree with leaves, Hebrew letter פ/feh-peh (per Toth-Kiss) or ט/tet (per Lengyel).above, although Huszár and Frynas do not recognize any Hebrew letter,
The Hebrew letter on the reverse is most likely a ט/tet. This is consistent with the letter appearing on the matching denár Huszár 266, is probably the mark of Teka, who was a kammergraf in 1232 (under András II) and 1235-1245 (under Béla IV), per Rádóczy and Nagy. Moreover, the פ/feh-peh is probably the mark of Fredman, who was a kammergraf in 1270-1272 under István V (1270-1272); as such, the mark is inconsistent with either Béla IV or András II.
The coins of Béla IV were issued with an average fineness of .800 and “later” .900, per Huszár at 11.
Rengjeo, Mimica and Dimnick-Dobrinić refer to this emission as a Croatian Freisacher issued in 1212-1220 in Slavonia under András II (1205-1235) and various Bans (Group IV). This attribution was initially made by Hóman in 1920, who tentatively assigned this emission to a Zagreb mint. However, the basis of this attribution has been proven to be erroneous, and the consensus among Hungarian numismatists is that the emission is Hungarian (per Metcalf [1979] at 156). Rengjeo, Mimica and Dimnick-Dobrinić do not note the presence of the Hebrew letters on the obverse and reverse; Dimnick-Dobrinić describes the letter on the obverse as a trefoil ornament (consistent with Frynas).
Huszár rarity 9, Toth-Kiss rarity 25, Unger value 70 DM, Frynas rarity N](albums/userpics/22787/normal_HUN_Andras_II_Huszar_267.JPG "Click to view full size image
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Hungary. Béla IV (1235-1270). Huszár 267, Toth-Kiss 22.12.1.1, Unger 161, Réthy I 227, Frynas 17.39, Lengyel 18/33, Adamovszky 312, Rengjeo 39, Mimica 39, Dimnick-Dobrinić 4.2.1
Hungary. Attributed to Béla IV (1235-1270) by Toth-Kiss and Lengyel, and to András/Andreas II (1205-1235) by Huszár, Unger, Frynas, Adamovszky and Gyöngyössy (who states that the type was issued before 1215). The reattribution is based on a study of hybrid denárs (per Toth-Kiss at pp. 30-31).
AR obulus (average .23 g, 10.6-10.8 mm.); .37 g., 10.83 mm. max., 180°
Obv: Tower above crescent above Hebrew letter ש/shin (per Huszár, Toth-Kiss and Lengyel) or E-shape (per Frynas), flanked by profiles facing left and right, pellets above.
Rev: Panther facing left under branched tree with leaves, Hebrew letter פ/feh-peh (per Toth-Kiss) or ט/tet (per Lengyel).above, although Huszár and Frynas do not recognize any Hebrew letter,
The Hebrew letter on the reverse is most likely a ט/tet. This is consistent with the letter appearing on the matching denár Huszár 266, is probably the mark of Teka, who was a kammergraf in 1232 (under András II) and 1235-1245 (under Béla IV), per Rádóczy and Nagy. Moreover, the פ/feh-peh is probably the mark of Fredman, who was a kammergraf in 1270-1272 under István V (1270-1272); as such, the mark is inconsistent with either Béla IV or András II.
The coins of Béla IV were issued with an average fineness of .800 and “later” .900, per Huszár at 11.
Rengjeo, Mimica and Dimnick-Dobrinić refer to this emission as a Croatian Freisacher issued in 1212-1220 in Slavonia under András II (1205-1235) and various Bans (Group IV). This attribution was initially made by Hóman in 1920, who tentatively assigned this emission to a Zagreb mint. However, the basis of this attribution has been proven to be erroneous, and the consensus among Hungarian numismatists is that the emission is Hungarian (per Metcalf [1979] at 156). Rengjeo, Mimica and Dimnick-Dobrinić do not note the presence of the Hebrew letters on the obverse and reverse; Dimnick-Dobrinić describes the letter on the obverse as a trefoil ornament (consistent with Frynas).
Huszár rarity 9, Toth-Kiss rarity 25, Unger value 70 DM, Frynas rarity N")
