Bela III - Copper coin - 1172-1196 - Crusader parabolic coin
Coin with the largest number of "cross" symbols
Obverse: Bela & Stephen seated; “BELA REX”
Reverse: Virgin Mary, “MARIA SANCTA”.
Weight 3.67 gr.
Diameter: 26 mm
Material: Copper.
*It is believed the seated figure with Bela is Stephen III.
Béla III was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1172 and 1196. He was the second son of King Géza II and Géza's wife, Euphrosyne of Kiev. Around 1161, Géza granted Béla a duchy, which included Croatia, central Dalmatia and possibly Sirmium.