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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lehmansterms, post: 4207012, member: 80804&quot;]Thanks - I&#039;ve been collecting for a long time and although top condition has never been my #1 consideration, I have a few relatively decent-looking pieces.</p><p>That pseudo-Arabic rezpenz is really not a particularly scarce piece. Bela III pumped out a huge number of large-module Æ or billon pieces. Many of the more common type (see photo) are scyphate - but some are flat like this one - why two different fabrics for the same type I have no idea. All the pseudo-Arabic pieces I&#039;ve seen have been flat.</p><p><img src="http://old.stoa.org/albums/album173/BelaIIIFlat.sized.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Hungary, Bela III, 1172-1196</p><p>Æ Rezpenz (flat), 27mm, 2.11g, 3h.</p><p>Mint of Buda</p><p>Obv: BELA REX STS </p><p>Bela III and Steven III seated facing, each holding scepter; at bottom, half-circle with 3 vertical marks.</p><p>Rx: SANCTA MARIA </p><p>Virgin Mary, nimbate, seated facing, cross on either side of head; holding scepter and Christ-child.</p><p>Unger 114, CNH 98-100; Huszar 72</p><p><a href="http://old.stoa.org/gallery/album173/BelaIIIFlat?full=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://old.stoa.org/gallery/album173/BelaIIIFlat?full=1" rel="nofollow">http://old.stoa.org/gallery/album173/BelaIIIFlat?full=1</a></p><p>I don&#039;t remember precisely, but I don&#039;t think I paid over $25 for each of the rezpenz specimens I have - got them from a dealer in Vienna on ebay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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