HUNGARY: The Angevin Dynasty - Lajos/Louis I, the Great (1342-1382)
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Huszár 547, Pohl 89-7, Unger 432h, Réthy II 89ALouis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, .49 g., 13.94 mm. max., .28 gr., 90°
Obv: + [MO]nETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left, pellets flanking.
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). This privy mark was struck at Pécs by one of the Saracenus brothers, probably by Johannes, who took over the mint after the death of Jacobus (per Pohl).
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.Stkp
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Huszár 526, Pohl 63-4, Unger 417d, Réthy II 74, Frynas H.25.15Lajos/Louis I, the Great (1342-1382)
AR denar, .51 g., 13.62 mm. max., 180°
Obv: Crowned king, facing; [M]-T flanking
Rev: + • m [•] REG[I]S[ • hV]nGARIE, crown
The type was struck in 1344-1345 (per Huszár, Unger and Frynas) or 1344 (per Pohl and Gyöngyössy) at an unknown mint by an unknown mint-master (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity 6, Unger value 30+ DM, Frynas rarity N. The reverse legend is recorded with a pellet immediately after the cross (per Huszár, Frynas and Gyöngyössy) or without (per Unger and Réthy). The legend on this coin is as per Huszár et al.Stkp
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Huszár 532, Pohl 67, Unger 420, Réthy II 73, Frynas H.25.21Lajos/Louis I (1342-1382)
AR denar, .59 g., 14.56 mm. max., 0°.
Obv: REX LODOVICI +, Crowned bust facing, holding scepter and orb.
Rev: + m REGIS hVnGARIE, shield with coat of arms (Árpadian stripes and Angevin fleur de lis).
The type was struck 1346-1357 per Huszár, Unger and Frynas, and in 1347-1353 per Pohl.
Huszár/Pohl rarity 6, Unger value 40 DM, Frynas rarity N.Stkp
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Huszár 542, Pohl 79-4, Unger 429q, Réthy II 94AHungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, .58 g., 14.17 mm. max, 180°
Obv: • + [L]ODOV[ICI ]• R • VnGARIE, Two-part shield (Árpádian stripes and Angevin field of fleur-de-lis) with four lilies above and to sides.
Rev: • S • LADIS-LAVS •, Standing nimbate king, facing, holding halberd and imperial orb, lily over F/B in right field (privy mark).
The type was struck 1358-1371 (per Huszár & Unger) or 1359-1371 (per Pohl). This privy mark was struck in Buda (now the western part of Budapest) in 1359-1364 by Franciscus Bernardi, kammergraf (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 5.
Note: Ladislaus I (László in Hun.) (1077-1095) was canonized in 1192. His name typically appeared, albeit in an increasingly decaying form, on the reverse of 12th century emissions, and his stylized image and name appeared on this and other later emissions.Stkp
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Huszár 546, Pohl 88-1, Unger 437a, Réthy II 88, Frynas H.25.43Lajos/Louis I (1342-1382)
AR obulus, .30 g., 12.57 mm. max., 90°
Obv: mVnETA LODOVICI, Patriarchal cross.
Rev: + DEI GRACIA R VGARIE (with the ARs in ligature), shield with coat of arms (Árpadian stripes and Angevin fleur de lis).
The type was struck in 1372 per Pohl and Gyöngyössy, in 1371 per Huszár, in 1371-1372 per Unger and ca. 1371 per Frynas.
Huszár/Pohl rarity 5, Unger value 25, Frynas rarity N. The obverse of this coin is unusual in that (a) there are no pellets at the ends of the cross arms; and (b) the obverse legend starts with mVn rather than mOn. Coin No. 730 in Gyöngyössy (which bears a lily mint mark) also bears these features. The reverse legend is variable. This coin comports with the reverse legend in Unger.Stkp
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Huszár 547 var., Pohl 89-1 var., Unger 432a, var., Réthy II 89A var., Frynas H.25.32 var.Lajos/Louis I (Lajos I (1342-1382)
AR denar, .64 g., 13.88 mm. max., 0°.
Obv: + mOnETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross without random pellets.
The type was struck 1373-1382 per Huszár, who later wrote that the coinage incepted in 1372, and per Pohl and Unger; in 1358-1371 per Frynas, apparently based on Tóth, Csaba, Der "Sarachen-Denar," Folia Archaeologica 49/50 (2001-2002), pp. 349-366; and in 1358-1366 per Gyöngyössy. Those without a privy mark were struck in Pécs by Johannes Saracenus (per Pohl), or at an unknown mint (per Gyöngyössy).
The Saracen's head is a pun on the surname of Jacobus Szerechen/Saracenus 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.
Huszár/Pohl rarity3, Unger value 8 DM, Frynas rarity C. Ratings pertain to the usual variety, in which there are random pellets around the cross.Stkp
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Huszár 547, Pohl 89-12, Unger 432k, Réthy II 89ALouis 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.Stkp
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Huszár 535, Pohl 74, Unger 424, Réthy II 82 Hungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar (.46 gr, 14 mm.)
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI, Two-part shield (Árpádian stripes and Angevin field of fleur-de-lis).
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, crown.
The type was struck 1346-1357 (per Huszár & Unger) or 1347-1353 (per Pohl), possibly in Buda (now the western part of Budapest) (per Pohl).
Huszár rarity rating 5. Stkp
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Huszár 542, Pohl 79-11, Unger 429z, Réthy II 94AHungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar (15 mm.)
Obv: + LODOVICI • R VnGARIE, Two-part shield (Árpádian stripes and Angevin field of fleur-de-lis) with four lilies above and to sides.
Rev: S • LA[DIS]—LAVS • R •, Standing nimbate king, facing, holding halberd and imperial orb, C A (sideways) in right field (privy mark).
The type was struck 1358-1371 (per Huszár & Unger) or 1359-1371 (per Pohl). This privy mark was probably struck in Kaschau (Kassa in Hun., now Košice, Slovakia) (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 5. The descriptions and depictions of this emission vary from catalog to catalog with respect to the presence and placement of pellets in the legend.
Note: Ladislaus I (László in Hun.) (1077-1095) was canonized in 1192. His name typically appeared, albeit in an increasingly decaying form, on the reverse of 12th century emissions, and his stylized image and name appeared on this and other later emissions.Stkp
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Huszár 542, Pohl 79-2, Unger 429i, Réthy II 94AHungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar (14 mm.)
Obv: + LODOVICI • R • VnGARIE, Two-part shield (Árpádian stripes and Angevin field of fleur-de-lis) with three lilies above and to sides.
Rev: • S LADIS—LAVS • R •, Standing nimbate king, facing, holding halberd and imperial orb, P in right field (privy mark).
The type was struck 1358-1371 (per Huszár & Unger) or 1359-1371 (per Pohl). This privy mark was struck in Buda (now Budapest) by Petrus Chimle, in 1365-1368 (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 5. The descriptions and depictions of this emission vary from catalog to catalog with respect to the presence and placement of pellets in the legend. As this coin was double struck, it is not possible to ascertain the precise configuration of pellets in all locatons.
Ladislaus I (László in Hun.) (1077-1095) was canonized in 1192. His name typically appeared, albeit in an increasingly decaying form, on the reverse of 12th century emissions, and his stylized image and name appeared on this and other later emissions.
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Huszár 542, Pohl 79-4a, Unger 429q var., Réthy II 94AHungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar (15 mm.)
Obv: + LODOVIC[I • ]R VnGARIE, Two-part shield (Árpádian stripes and Angevin field of fleur-de-lis) with four lilies above and to sides.
Rev: S • LAD[IS]—LAVS • R •, Standing nimbate king, facing, holding halberd and imperial orb, lily over F/B in right field (privy mark).
The type was struck 1358-1371 (per Huszár & Unger) or 1359-1371 (per Pohl). This privy mark was struck in Buda (now the western part of Budapest) in 1359-1364 by Franciscus Bernardi, kammergraf (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 5. The descriptions and depictions of this emission vary from catalog to catalog with respect to the presence and placement of pellets in the legend. None of the catalogs depict the fourth lily that appears outside the shield on the obverse on this coin.
Note: Ladislaus I (László in Hun.) (1077-1095) was canonized in 1192. His name typically appeared, albeit in an increasingly decaying form, on the reverse of 12th century emissions, and his stylized image and name appeared on this and other later emissions.Stkp
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Huszár 542, Pohl 79-6, Unger 429v, Réthy II 94A Hungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar.
Obv: + LODOVICI • R • VnGARIE, Two-part shield (Árpádian stripes and Angevin field of fleur-de-lis) with three lilies above and to sides.
Rev: S • LADIS—LAVS • R •, Standing nimbate king, facing, holding halberd and imperial orb, lily in right field (privy mark).
The type was struck 1358-1371 (per Huszár & Unger) or 1359-1371 (per Pohl). This privy mark was struck in an uncertain mint by Nicolaus, the Castellan of Óbuda (now part of Budapest) (per Pohl). Nicolaus was the kammergraf of the Kaschau (formerly Kassa, Hungary, now Košice, Slovakia) mint in 1367, and then kammergraf of both that mint and the Kremnitz (formerly Körmöcbánya, Hungary, now Kremnica, Slovakia) mint in 1371. Coins of this emission bearing this privy mark may have been minted in either of these mints during those years.
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 5. The descriptions and depictions of this emission vary from catalog to catalog with respect to the presence and placement of pellets in the legend. The configuration of pellets on this coin is neither described nor depicted in any of the catalogs.
Ladislaus I (László in Hun.) (1077-1095) was canonized in 1192. His name typically appeared, albeit in an increasingly decaying form, on the reverse of 12th century emissions, and his stylized image and name appeared on this and other later emissions.
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Huszár 542, Pohl 79-9b, Unger 429x var., Réthy II 94AHungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar (12-14 mm.)
Obv: + LODOVICI • R • VnGAR[IE], Two-part shield (Árpádian stripes and Angevin field of fleur-de-lis) with three lilies above and to sides.
Rev: S • LADIS—LAVS • R :, Standing nimbate king, facing, holding halberd and imperial orb, lily over Saracen’s head in right field (privy mark).
The type was struck 1358-1371 (per Huszár & Unger) or 1359-1371 (per Pohl). This privy mark was struck in Pécs by Johannes Saracenus (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 5. The descriptions and depictions of this emission vary from catalog to catalog with respect to the presence and placement of pellets in the legend. None of the catalogs depict the double pellet at the end of the reverse legend that appears on this coin.
Note: Ladislaus I (László in Hun.) (1077-1095) was canonized in 1192. His name typically appeared, albeit in an increasingly decaying form, on the reverse of 12th century emissions, and his stylized image and name appeared on this and other later emissions.
Note: 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. The Saracen’s head is familiar from the so-called Saracen’s Head Denar issued by Louis from 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372). This emission represents the one of the earliest appearances of the Saracen head on a Hungarian coin (it had appeared one year earlier on a garas (groschen)).Stkp
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Huszár 547 var., Pohl 89-1 var., Unger 432a var., Réthy II 89A var.Hungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, .55 g.
Obv: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Saracen head left.
Rev: + MOnETA LODOVICI, 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). Those without a privy mark were struck in Pécs by Johannes Saracenus (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3. This is an uncommon variety of the emission, in that the standard obverse and reverse legends are transposed. It is neither described nor depicted in any of the catalogs.
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 var., Pohl 89-1 var., Unger 432a var., Réthy II 89A var.Hungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar.
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: + MOnETA LODOVICI, 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). Those without a privy mark were struck in Pécs by Johannes Saracenus (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3. This is an uncommon variety of the emission, in that the standard obverse legend appears on both the obverse and the reverse of the coin. It is neither described nor depicted in any of the catalogs.
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 var., Pohl 89-1 var., Unger 432a, var., Réthy II 89A var., Frynas H.25.32 var.Lajos/Louis I (Lajos I (1342-1382)
AR denar, .62 g., 14.07 mm. max., 180° over 0°.
Obv: + mOn[ETA LODO]VICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: [+ R]EGIS ⁎ hV[nGARIE], Patriarchal cross with random pellets, struck over + mO[nETA LODOVICI], Saracen head left.
The type was struck 1373-1382 per Huszár, Pohl and Unger (although Huszár later wrote that the coinage incepted in 1372); in 1358-1371 per Frynas; and in 1358-1366 per Gyöngyössy. Those without a privy mark were struck in Pécs by Johannes Saracenus (per Pohl), or at an unknown mint (per Gyöngyössy).
The Saracen's head is a pun on the surname of Jacobus Szerechen/Saracenus 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.
Huszár/Pohl rarity3, Unger value 8 DM, Frynas rarity C. Ratings pertain to the usual variety, in which there is no star stop between words on the reverse. This coin is a flip-over overstrike, on which the reverse is struck over an obverse.Stkp
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Huszár 547, Pohl 89-1, Unger 432a, Réthy II 89ALouis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, 14 mm.
Obv: + MOnETA LO[D]OVICI, Saracen head left.
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). Those without a privy mark were struck in Pécs by Johannes Saracenus (per Pohl).
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.Stkp
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Huszár 547, Pohl 89-10, Unger 432b, Réthy II 89A Hungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar.
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross with random pellets, L–S (privy mark) in lowest fields.
The type was struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372). This privy mark was struck at an unidentified mint by an unidentified moneyer (per Pohl).
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 89-11, Unger 432j, Réthy II 89ALouis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, 14 mm.
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross with random pellets, club—club (privy mark) in fields beneath cross-arms.
The type was struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372). This privy mark was struck 1373-1382 (per Pohl).
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 89-2, Unger 432e, Réthy II 89ALouis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, 14 mm.
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross with random pellets, crown–crown (privy mark) in fields beneath the cross-arms.
The type was struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372). This privy mark was struck at Buda (now Budapest) by an unidentified moneyer (per Pohl).
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 89-3, Unger 432f, Réthy II 89ALouis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, 14 mm.
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross with random pellets, lily–lily (privy mark) in fields between cross-arms.
The type was struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372). This privy mark was probably struck at Kaschau (Kassa in Hungarian, now Košice Slovakia) by an unidentified moneyer (per Pohl).
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 89-4, Unger 432g, Réthy II 89ALouis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, 14 mm.
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross with random pellets, *–* (privy mark) in fields between cross-arms.
The type was struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372). This privy mark was probably struck at Nagybánya (now Baia Mare, Romania) by an unidentified moneyer (per Pohl).
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 89-5, Unger 432f, Réthy II 89ALouis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, 14 mm., .28 gr.
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross with random pellets, lily–lily (privy mark) in fields beneath cross-arms.
The type was struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372). This privy mark was probably struck at Kassa (now Košice, Slovakia) by an unidentified moneyer (per Pohl).
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.Stkp
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Huszár 547, Pohl 89-8, Unger 432c, Réthy II 89ALouis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, 14 mm.
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross without random pellets, P (privy mark) in right field beneath cross-arms.
The type was struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372). This privy mark was struck 1373-1375 by Peter Chimle at an unknown mint (per Pohl).
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 89-9, Unger 432d, Réthy II 89ALouis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, 14 mm.
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross with random pellets, lily—S (privy mark) in fields beneath cross-arms.
The type was struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372). This privy mark was struck 1373-1382 at Schmöllnitz (formerly Szomolnok, now Smolnik Slovakia) by an unidentified moneyer (per Pohl).
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 547a, Pohl 89-1 var., Unger 432a var., Réthy II 89A var. Hungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, .48 gr., 16 mm.
Obv: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Saracen head left.
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). Those without a privy mark were struck in Pécs by Johannes Saracenus (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3. This is an uncommon variety of the emission, in that the standard reverse legend appears on both the obverse and the reverse of the coin. It is only described in Huszár.
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. Stkp
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Huszár 548, Pohl 90, Unger 433, Réthy II 89B Hungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar, .46 g.
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI, Saracen head left.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE, Patriarchal cross rising from crown at its base, with random pellets.
Struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszar later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372) in Buda (now Budapest) by an unknown moneyer (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 5.
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 549, Pohl 91, Unger 438, Réthy II 90 Hungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR obol, .20 g.
Obv: + REGIS LODOVICI, Patriarchal cross.
Rev: Saracen head left.
All catalogs refer to the Saracen-head side of this emission as the reverse, although Pohl displays that side to the left (where the obverse is traditionally displayed) for consistency of presentation.
Struck 1373-1382 (per Huszár, Pohl & Unger, although Huszar later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372) in an unidentified mint by an unknown moneyer (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 7.
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 550 var., Pohl --, Unger 434b var., Réthy II 91 var. Hungary. Louis I (Lajos I, in Hun.) (1342-1382). AR denar.
Obv: + MOnETA LODOVICI (counterclockwise and partially retrograde legend), Saracen head right.
Rev: + REGIS hVnGARIE (counterclockwise and partially retrograde legend), Patriarchal cross with random pellets, crown–crown (privy mark) in lowest fields.
Struck in Buda (now Budapest), ca. 1373-1382 (per Huszár & Unger, although Huszár later wrote that the Saracen-head coinage incepted in 1372). Mint and moneyer unknown. Said to possibly be a contemporary counterfeit by Pohl.
Huszár rarity rating 7. This appears to be an uncommon variety of the emission in that the legends on the standard coin are clockwise without retrograde letters. It is neither described nor depicted in any of the catalogs.
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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