Hungary 1543-KB denar
This specimen was lot 45055 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. Denar, 1543-KB. Kremnica Mint. Ferdinand I. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. A decently struck Denar, with sharper detail on the peripheries than on the centers. The coin has a slightly convex/concave shape, with a light dusting of gray tone." Ludwig II, the last king of Hungary, was killed at the battle of Mohacs in 1526, leaving his beleaguered domain to be partitioned between the Turks and the Hapsburgs. Ferdinand I was emperor at the time and claimed all of Hungary but had to content himself with a small slice in the west. The Hapsburgs would not conquer the rest of Hungary and Transylvania until the end of the seventeenth century. This type was struck in large quantities 1527-59 and is readily available.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.58 g, 0.500 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM MB115, Huszar-935.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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