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Silver penny of Stephen I, solar cross and inscriptions

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Cross inside a circle on a silver penny of Stephen I of Hungary.

Silver penny of Stephen I of Hungary, 1000-1034 A.D.

Coins with Christian symbols.

Denmark, Bohemia

(modern Czech Republic) and Hungary, 900s and 1000s.

In the late 900s, Christianity spread further throughout Europe. The new Christian with specifically Christian symbols, especially the cross.

Supplementary images:

Cross inside a circle on a silver penny of Stephen I of Hungary
Taken on  Friday 14th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:  1000-1034 A.D.
Source:  London, United Kingdom
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