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Huszár 722, Pohl 223-1 var. (O over P/rosette), Unger 567b&e var. (same), Réthy II 232, Frynas 34.40, Kaplan Subtype A
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Hungary. Matthias/Mátyás Hunyadi ("Corvinus") (1458-1490)
AR denar (average fineness of approximately .500 silver, and an average weight of .59023 g.), .61 g., 15.80 mm. max., 180°
Obv: + M [•] MATHIE [• R] • VNGARIE •, Four-part shield with Hungarian arms (Árpádian stripes, patriarchal cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion), raven with ring on branch in escutcheon, pellets to sides.
Rev: PATRON - VNGARIE, Nimbate crowned Madonna with nimbate infant Jesus to her right, K-O/P/rosette (mintmark) in fields.
The type was struck in 1487-1490 (per Pohl and Gyöngyössy) or 1489-1490 (per Huszár and Unger) or 1489 per Frynas. This mintmark is unrecorded. Coins of the type bearing a similar mark (K-P/rosette without the O over the P) were struck in Körmöcbánya/Kremnitz, now Kremnica, Slovakia, by Peter Schaider, oberkammergraf (per Pohl), in 1489 (per Pohl & Unger).
Huszár/Pohl rarity 10, Unger rarity 7, Frynas rarity C. This type is comprised of three subtypes, with Kaplan Subtype A accounting for around 70% of the coins. This mintmark is unrecorded.
Kaplan Subtype A has pellets to the sides of the shield. It is depicted in Pohl, and also in Unger and Réthy (albeit inaccurately; they do not depict a ring prominently in the raven’s beak).
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![Huszár 722, Pohl 223-1 var. (O over P/rosette), Unger 567b&e var. (same), Réthy II 232, Frynas 34.40, Kaplan Subtype A
Hungary. Matthias/Mátyás Hunyadi ("Corvinus") (1458-1490)
AR denar (average fineness of approximately .500 silver, and an average weight of .59023 g.), .61 g., 15.80 mm. max., 180°
Obv: + M [•] MATHIE [• R] • VNGARIE •, Four-part shield with Hungarian arms (Árpádian stripes, patriarchal cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion), raven with ring on branch in escutcheon, pellets to sides.
Rev: PATRON - VNGARIE, Nimbate crowned Madonna with nimbate infant Jesus to her right, K-O/P/rosette (mintmark) in fields.
The type was struck in 1487-1490 (per Pohl and Gyöngyössy) or 1489-1490 (per Huszár and Unger) or 1489 per Frynas. This mintmark is unrecorded. Coins of the type bearing a similar mark (K-P/rosette without the O over the P) were struck in Körmöcbánya/Kremnitz, now Kremnica, Slovakia, by Peter Schaider, oberkammergraf (per Pohl), in 1489 (per Pohl & Unger).
Huszár/Pohl rarity 10, Unger rarity 7, Frynas rarity C. This type is comprised of three subtypes, with Kaplan Subtype A accounting for around 70% of the coins. This mintmark is unrecorded.
Kaplan Subtype A has pellets to the sides of the shield. It is depicted in Pohl, and also in Unger and Réthy (albeit inaccurately; they do not depict a ring prominently in the raven’s beak).](albums/userpics/22787/normal_HUN_Matyas_Huszar_722_Pohl_223-1_var.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Huszár 722, Pohl 223-1 var. (O over P/rosette), Unger 567b&e var. (same), Réthy II 232, Frynas 34.40, Kaplan Subtype A
Hungary. Matthias/Mátyás Hunyadi (\"Corvinus\") (1458-1490)
AR denar (average fineness of approximately .500 silver, and an average weight of .59023 g.), .61 g., 15.80 mm. max., 180°
Obv: + M [•] MATHIE [• R] • VNGARIE •, Four-part shield with Hungarian arms (Árpádian stripes, patriarchal cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion), raven with ring on branch in escutcheon, pellets to sides.
Rev: PATRON - VNGARIE, Nimbate crowned Madonna with nimbate infant Jesus to her right, K-O/P/rosette (mintmark) in fields.
The type was struck in 1487-1490 (per Pohl and Gyöngyössy) or 1489-1490 (per Huszár and Unger) or 1489 per Frynas. This mintmark is unrecorded. Coins of the type bearing a similar mark (K-P/rosette without the O over the P) were struck in Körmöcbánya/Kremnitz, now Kremnica, Slovakia, by Peter Schaider, oberkammergraf (per Pohl), in 1489 (per Pohl & Unger).
Huszár/Pohl rarity 10, Unger rarity 7, Frynas rarity C. This type is comprised of three subtypes, with Kaplan Subtype A accounting for around 70% of the coins. This mintmark is unrecorded.
Kaplan Subtype A has pellets to the sides of the shield. It is depicted in Pohl, and also in Unger and Réthy (albeit inaccurately; they do not depict a ring prominently in the raven’s beak).")
