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Huszár 547, Pohl 89-12, Unger 432k, Réthy II 89A
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Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, .49 g., 14.24 mm. max., 0°
Obv: + MO[nET]A LODOVICI, Saracen head left, cross on neck.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross with random pellets.
The type was struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3.
The Saracen's head is a pun on the surname of Jacobus Saracenus (Szerechen, in Hun.) and his brother, Johannes, courtiers of Italian descent who were ennobled by Louis. The image of a Saracen's head appeared on their coat of arms. Jacobus became the kammergraf at the Pécs mint in 1352, and the Comes Camerarum Regalium in 1369. He died in the early 1370s, at which time Johannes succeeded him as kammergraf.
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![Huszár 547, Pohl 89-12, Unger 432k, Réthy II 89A
Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, .49 g., 14.24 mm. max., 0°
Obv: + MO[nET]A LODOVICI, Saracen head left, cross on neck.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross with random pellets.
The type was struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3.
The Saracen's head is a pun on the surname of Jacobus Saracenus (Szerechen, in Hun.) and his brother, Johannes, courtiers of Italian descent who were ennobled by Louis. The image of a Saracen's head appeared on their coat of arms. Jacobus became the kammergraf at the Pécs mint in 1352, and the Comes Camerarum Regalium in 1369. He died in the early 1370s, at which time Johannes succeeded him as kammergraf.](albums/userpics/22787/normal_HUN_Lajos_I_Huszar_547_Pohl_89-12.JPG "Click to view full size image
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Huszár 547, Pohl 89-12, Unger 432k, Réthy II 89A
Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, .49 g., 14.24 mm. max., 0°
Obv: + MO[nET]A LODOVICI, Saracen head left, cross on neck.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross with random pellets.
The type was struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3.
The Saracen's head is a pun on the surname of Jacobus Saracenus (Szerechen, in Hun.) and his brother, Johannes, courtiers of Italian descent who were ennobled by Louis. The image of a Saracen's head appeared on their coat of arms. Jacobus became the kammergraf at the Pécs mint in 1352, and the Comes Camerarum Regalium in 1369. He died in the early 1370s, at which time Johannes succeeded him as kammergraf.")
