Huszár 717, Pohl 216-7, Unger 562g, Réthy II 235A, Kaplan Subtype B

Hungary. Matthias “Corvinus” (Mátyás Hunyadi in Hun.) (1458-1490). AR denar, 15 mm.

Obv: M MAhTIE R • hVGARIE ◦, Four-part shield with Hungarian arms (Árpádian stripes, patriarchal cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion), raven in center.

Rev: PATROn – VnGARIE, Veiled Madonna with infant Jesus to her right, h–T (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.
This privy mark was struck in Hermannstadt (formerly Nagyszeben, Hungary (Translyvania), now Sibiu, Romania) by Thomas Althemberger, kammergraf, in 1468 (per Pohl).

Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3. It is a highly variable type with four subtypes. Subtype B is one of the more common subtypes, comprising around 30% of the coins in the emission. This is an uncommon privy mark, appearing only on this subtype and on only around 2% of the coins of this type.

Subtype B coins lack a cross at the beginning of the obverse legend, which is M MAThIE • R • VnGARIE (or a minor variant), either lack an escutcheon or have just faint hints of an escutcheon, and there is no ring in the raven's beak. They are neither described nor depicted in any of the catalogs.