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Huszár 717, Pohl 216-8, Unger 562h, Réthy II 235A, Kaplan Subtype D1
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Hungary. Matthias "Corvinus" (Mátyás Hunyadi in Hun.) (1458-1490). AR denar.
Obv: + MOnETA • MAThIE • R VnG, Four-part shield with Hungarian arms (Árpádian stripes, patriarchal cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion), raven with hint of ring in escutcheon.
Rev: PATRO[n] — VnGARIE, Veiled Madonna with infant Jesus to her right, K–K/shield (privy mark) in fields.
The type was struck 1468-1470 (per Unger), 1468-1481 (per Huszár) or 1468-1484 (per Pohl), with an average fineness of approximately .500 silver, and an average weight of .59023 g.
This privy mark were struck in Kremnitz (formerly Körmöcbánya, Hungary, now Kremnica, Slovakia) by Johannes Constorfer, kammergraf, in 1468 (per Pohl).
Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3. This is a highly variable type with four subtypes. Subtype D is the least common, comprising around 10% of the coins in the emission. This is a variable subtype, with two sub-subtypes. Sub-subtype 1 is the more common, comprising around 8% of the coins of this emission. This is a less common privy mark, appearing only on this subtype and on around 10% of the coins of this type.
In Subtype D1 coins, the obverse legend is + MOnETA • MAThIE • R • VnG (or a minor variant), the raven is within an escutcheon, and there is either no ring in its beak or just a hint of a ring, all per Unger and Réthy.
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