Huszár 717, Pohl 216-6, Unger 562f, Réthy II 235A, Kaplan Subtype C

Hungary. Matthias “Corvinus” (Mátyás Hunyadi in Hun.) (1458-1490). AR denar, 16 mm.

Obv: M • MAThIE • R • hVnGARIE •, Four-part shield with Hungarian arms (Árpádian stripes, patriarchal cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion), raven in escutcheon.

Rev: MATROnA – hVnGAR rosette, Veiled Madonna with infant Jesus to her right, C–lily (privy mark) in fields.

The type was struck 1468-1470 (per Unger), 1468-1481 (per Huszár) or 1468-1484 (per Pohl) with an average fineness of approximately .500 silver, and an average weight of .59023 g. Those with this privy mark were struck in Kaschau (Kassa in Hun., now Košice, Slovakia) under a collective citizenry privy mark in 1468 (per Pohl).

Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3. It is a highly variable type with four Subtypes. Subtype C is one of the least common, comprising around 10% of the coins in the emission. This is an uncommon privy mark, appearing only on this subtype and on less than 5% of the coins of this type.

Subtype C coins lack a cross at the beginning of the obverse legend, which is M • MAThIE • R • hVnGARIE • (or a minor variant), have an escutcheon, and are without a ring in the raven's beak. They are neither described nor depicted in any of the catalogs.

There is typically a highly stylized Gothic letter T, which looks like the letter C, on coins of this subtype, but this feature is not present on this coin. The reverse legend is typically MATROnA (or a minor variant) rather than PATROnA (or a minor variant) on coins of this type from this mint.