Bohemia (1310-46) groschen
The first specimen was lot 72538 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOHEMIA. Prague. Groschen, ND (1310-46). Kuttenberg Mint. John of Luxembourg. PCGS EF-45. This charming medieval coin offers deep matte gray toning mottled with dark sable highlights. Owing to a firm strike, the details on both sides are fully-formed with fewer areas of flatness than commonly found. An evocative silver piece in a problem-free state." 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.27.2.
- Grierson, Philip, Coins of Medieval Europe, London: B. A. Seaby Ltd., 1991.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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