|
Huszár 841, Pohl 255-1, Unger 673m, Réthy II 306A, dated 1516
|
Hungary. Louis II (Lajos II in Hun.) (1516-1526). AR denar, 16 mm.
Obv: LVDOVICVS * R * VNGARI * 1516 *, Four-part shield with Hungarian arms (Árpádian stripes, patriarchal cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion), Polish eagle in escutcheon.
Rev: PATRONA * – * VNGARIE, Crowned Madonna with infant Jesus to her right, K–G (privy mark) in fields.
The type was struck 1516-1527 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger). This privy mark was struck in Kremnitz (formerly Körmöcbánya, Hungary, now Kremnica, Slovakia) by Georg Thurzó, who leased this mint from 1509-1516, when he withdrew and relocated to Augsburg (per Pohl), yet coins apparently continued to be struck with his mark through 1520.
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3.
|
|