★ Outstanding example ★

Slavonia (Under Hungarian rule). Bela IV, of Hungary. 1235-1270. AR Banovac, Martin, star above and below / Cross flanked by busts of King and Ban. The Banovac, banski denar or banica is the name of a coin struck and used in Croatia between 1235 and 1384. The name is derived from two words, ban and denarius. The word ban is a title of nobility used in Croatia, and roughly translates as "viceroy", whereas denarius is Latin for coins minted by the Roman Empire. 16 mm, .77 g.