Kingdom Of Hungary: silver Denar of Duke Geza I As Crown Prince, NGC#2859847-007

Description

Kingdom Of Hungary: silver Denar of Duke Geza I As Crown Prince, H#18
Rethy-23. Bold strike with vivid rainbow toning
Obverse: Isosceles cross in inner pearlring, wedges in between
Lettering: +DVX MVONAS
Reverse: Isosceles cross in a line circle, wedges in between
Lettering: +PANONAI
Translation: Pannonia
Géza I (Slovak: Gejza) (c. 1040 – 25 April 1077) was the king of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1074 to 1077. Baptized as Magnus, Géza was his pagan given name. After the sudden death of his father Béla I, Géza fled to Poland while his cousin Solomon was promoted as king by his supporters, the German nobles. After the German nobles left Hungary, Géza returned, and Bishop Desiderius negotiated peace between Géza and Solomon. Géza even crowned his cousin with his own hands on Easter Sunday, 1064, at the cathedral of Pécs. Solomon and Géza invaded Byzantine-controlled Bulgaria in 1071, capturing Belgrade. Solomon then refused to divide the booty equally with Géza, creating a rift between himself and his cousin. Géza and Solomon's forces met in battle at Sons-of-Nog, east of the Tisza river. Defeated by Solomon's superior forces, Géza fled to his brother Laszlo and brother-in-law Otto. The three of them routed Solomon's army at the battle of Mogyoród. For his coronation, Géza received a crown from Byzantine Emperor Michael VII Dukas that was incorporated with the ancient crown of King Stephen I. Géza's short rule was characterized by general disorder in the kingdom. He married twice; first to Sophia van Looz, daughter of the Count of Looz, and secondly to Synadene, a niece of Emperor Nicephorus III. By his first marriage, he had two children: Coloman of Hungary Prince Álmos Géza died on April 25, 1077 and was succeeded by his brother Ladislaus I. Géza is buried at Vác.