Bohemia (1378-1419) groschen
This specimen was lot 3185 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$81 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TSCHECHIEN Böhmen, Wenzel III. (IV.), 1378-1419. Prager Groschen o. J., Kuttenberg. Sehr schön. (kingdom of Bohemia, Wenceslaus III, 1378-1419, undated prager groschen, Kuttenberg mint. Very fine.)"
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." Each succeeding ruler debased it slightly.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.9 g, 0.623 fine silver, this specimen 3.07 g.
Catalog reference: Slg. Donebauer 836, Castelin 33a, Weiller 351.
- Grierson, Philip, Coins of Medieval Europe, London: B. A. Seaby Ltd., 1991.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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