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Huszár 605, Pohl 141-5 Unger 470e, Réthy II 141, Frynas 30.3Hungary. Ulászló/Wladislaus I (1440-1444)
Billon denar, 1.00 g., 18.09 mm. max., 0°
Obv: [* • ]mOnE[TA]... Polish eagle facing left
Rev: [* ]R[EG]IS • V..., Crowned shield w/ Árpádian stripes & patriarchal cross, B-n/* flanking
The type was struck in 1441 per (Gyöngyössy) or 1442 (per Pohl, Huszár, Unger and Frynas).. This privy mark was struck in Buda as a collective mark (per Pohl).
Substantial traces of silvering remaining.
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 5. Frynas rarity N.Stkp01/15/18 at 02:51quadrans: Nice one
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Huszár 618, Pohl 175-5, Unger 485e, Réthy II 156, Weszerle B-VIII-9Hungary. János Hunyadi (Governor, 1446-1453). AR denar, .14-14.5 mm.
Obv: TEMPORE– • IOhAnIS •, Patriarchal cross, h-c/X (privy mark) in fields.
Rev: + M • REGnI • VnGARIE[•], Shield with Árpádian stripes.
The type was struck in 1446 (per Pohl, Huszár & Unger). This privy mark was struck in in Hermanstadt (now Sibiu, Romania) by Christophorus de Florentia, kammergraf (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 6. This obverse legend is not recorded in Huszár, Pohl or Unger, which all record the legend as TEMPORE–IO • GVBER. This legend appears to be common on the coins of the type issued in Hermanstadt and bearing this privy mark.Stkp06/01/14 at 16:21quadrans: Nice piece..
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Huszár 607, Pohl 145- , Unger 472η, Réthy II 145A Hungary. Wladislaus I (Ulászló in Hun.) (1440-1444). Billon denar, 14 mm.
Obv: [M WLADISLAI •] DEI, Crowned shield (Árpádian stripes and patriarchal cross), S–I (privy mark) in fields.
Rev: + REGIS VnGA[RIE] [EC], Shield with Lithuanian charging knight.
The type was struck in 1443 (per Huszár & Pohl) or 1442-1443 (per Unger). This privy mark was struck in Segesvár (now SighiÅŸoara, Romania) (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 5. The legends depicted and described in Huszár and Pohl differ from the legends depicted and described in Unger and Réthy. The legend on this coin is per Unger and Réthy. This privy mark is described by Unger but not by Huszár and Pohl.
“Owing to inner strife and disordered general conditions, the coins [of this period] were usually minted with extremely low precious metal content; moreover, poor mintages were often struck with negligently engraved dies. As a result of the hurried, superficial minting, it was sometimes doubtful whether a faulty coin had been issued officially, or was a forgery” (Huszár 1963).
Stkp10/09/13 at 19:06Christopher H2: "This privy mark was struck in Segesvár [...] per ...
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