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Hungary. Béla II, the Blind (1131-1141). Huszár 49 var.; Toth-Kiss 13.1.1 sigla b2.1/7; Unger 44 var.; Réthy I 57 var.; Frynas H.11.2 var.; Lengyel 11/3; Adamovszky A84v2; Kovács pp. 191 ff.
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Hungary. Béla II, the Blind (1131-1141)
AR denar (average: .39 g., 10.0-11.5 mm.), .26 g., 11.06 mm. max., 90°
Obv: HD RE, Crowned head facing, between two lilies.
Rev: + LADLAVS RE, cross with wedges.
Struck in Esztergom.
Huszár rarity 9, Toth-Kiss rarity 25, Unger rarity 35, Frynas rarity S. The ratings all pertain to the standard Huszár (obverse legend HB RE).
Ladislaus/László I (1077-1095) was canonized in 1192. His name typically appeared, albeit in an increasingly decaying form, on the reverse of 12th century emissions such as this.
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