SILVER DENAR OF MEDIEVAL HUNGARY____Bela II the Blind____BLINDED WITH HIS FATHER

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FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS
A BEAUTIFUL SILVER DENAR OF BELA II OF HUNGARY FROM 1131 - 1141 AD .
According to the Hungarian chronicles, in the last few years of his life Béla became a drunkard.
THE SIZE IS 12.6 MM AND 0.37 GRAMS.
Huszar 99
OBVERSE – Large cross on rims in center four large concave crescents, each with a dot in its arc
REVERSE – Cross in inner circle with four dots; lines between inner and outer circle
BELA THE BLIND
Béla the Blind (1109 –1141 AD) was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131 AD. He was blinded along with his rebellious father Álmos on the order of Álmos's brother, King Coloman of Hungary. Béla grew up in monasteries during the reign of Coloman's son Stephen II. The childless king arranged Béla's marriage with Helena of Rascia, who would become her husband's co-ruler throughout his reign.
Béla was crowned king at least two months after the death of Stephen II, implying that his accession to the throne did not happen without opposition. Two violent purges were carried out among the partisans of his predecessors to strengthen Béla's rule. King Coloman's alleged son Boris tried to dethrone Béla but the king and his allies defeated the pretender's troops in 1132 AD. In the second half of Béla's reign, Hungary adopted an active foreign policy. Bosnia and Split seem to have accepted Béla's suzerainty around 1136 AD.
According to the Hungarian chronicles, in the last few years of his life Béla became a drunkard. His courtiers took advantage of his drunkenness to receive grants from him. When he was in an alcoholic stupor, he sometimes ordered the execution of innocent men. Béla died on 13 February 1141. He was buried in the Székesfehérvár Cathedral.
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