Hungary 1636-KB denar
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This specimen was lot 74015 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. Denar, 1636-KB. Kremnica Mint. Ferdinand II. PCGS MS-62. A Mint State survivor, this example offers exceptionally colorful iridescence." This type was struck 1630-37 for Ferdinand II. The previous type (KM 88) was struck in large quantities 1625-30. Both are common. Ferdinand II had to content himself with a small slice in the west of Hungary. The Hapsburgs would not conquer the rest of Hungary and Transylvania until the end of the seventeenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 14-15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-95; Huszar-1205.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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