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Huszár 841, Pohl 255-19, Unger 673o, Réthy II 306A, dated 1525.
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Hungary. Louis/Lajos II (1516-1526). AR denar, .55 gr., 15.29 mm. max., 180°.
Obv: LVDOVICVS * R * VNGARI * 1525 *, 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–B (privy mark) in fields.
The type was struck 1516-1527 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger). This privy mark was struck in Kremnitz/Körmöcbánya, now Kremnica, Slovakia, by Bernhard Beheim, who was appointed kammergraf by Queen Maria in 1524, and remained kammergraf through 1545 (per Pohl).
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