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Huszár 542, Pohl 79-11, Unger 429z, Réthy II 94A
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Hungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar (15 mm.)
Obv: + LODOVICI • R VnGARIE, Two-part shield (Árpádian stripes and Angevin field of fleur-de-lis) with four lilies above and to sides.
Rev: S • LA[DIS]—LAVS • R •, Standing nimbate king, facing, holding halberd and imperial orb, C A (sideways) in right field (privy mark).
The type was struck 1358-1371 (per Huszár & Unger) or 1359-1371 (per Pohl). This privy mark was probably struck in Kaschau (Kassa in Hun., now Košice, Slovakia) (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 5. The descriptions and depictions of this emission vary from catalog to catalog with respect to the presence and placement of pellets in the legend.
Note: Ladislaus I (László in Hun.) (1077-1095) was canonized in 1192. His name typically appeared, albeit in an increasingly decaying form, on the reverse of 12th century emissions, and his stylized image and name appeared on this and other later emissions.
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