Bohemia (1300-05) groschen

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 53719
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This specimen was lot 53719 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOHEMIA. Groschen, ND (1300-05). Kuna Hora Mint. Wenceslaus II. PCGS AU-58. From the Augustana Collection." Wikipedia comments, "The Prague groschen (Czech: pražský groš, Latin: grossi pragenses, German: Prager Groschen, Polish: grosz praski) was a groschen-type silver coin that was issued by Wenceslaus II of Bohemia since 1300 in the Kingdom of Bohemia and became very common throughout Medieval Central Europe."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.933 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Frynas-B.25.16; Saurma-390.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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