Huszár 722var., Pohl 223-2var., Unger 567cvar., Réthy II 232var., Kaplan Subtype B

Hungary. Matthias "Corvinus" (Mátyás Hunyadi in Hun.) (1458-1490). AR denar, 16 mm.

Obv: + M • MATHIE • R • VNGARIE •, Four-part shield with Hungarian arms (Árpádian stripes, patriarchal cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion), raven with ring in escutcheon.

Rev: PATRON — VNGARIE, Crowned Madonna with nimbate infant Jesus to her right, K—P/thin rosette (privy mark) in fields.

The type was struck in 1487-1490 (per Pohl) or 1489-1490 (per Huszár & Unger), with an average fineness of approximately .500 silver, and an average weight of .59023 g. This privy mark was struck in Kremnitz (formerly Körmöcbánya, Hungary, now Kremnica, Slovakia) by Peter Schaider, oberkammergraf (per Pohl), in 1489 (per Pohl).

Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 4. This type has three subtypes. Subtype B comprises around 30% of the coins of this emission. This coin is unusual in that the Madonna is not nimbate.

Subtype B coins do not have pellets or annulets to the sides of the shield. It is depicted in Huszár.