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Huszár 841, Pohl 255-20, Unger 673p, Réthy II 306A, dated 1526
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Hungary. Louis II (Lajos II in Hun.) (1516-1526). AR denar, 16 mm.
Obv: LVDOVICVS * R * VNGAR * 1526 *, 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–β (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 Bernhard Beheim (who was appointed kammergraf by Queen Maria in 1524, and remained kammergraf through 1545) and Johannes Lengyel (who was co-kammergraf, with Beheim, in 1525/1526) (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3.
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