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[[Image:G128-1620o.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 128, lot 1620]]
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This specimen was lot 1620 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bohemia]]. Prager Groschenn ND. Wladislaus II. 1471-1516. Crowned lion rampant left. Reverse: Crown. PCGS graded AU-58." 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." Originally 3.5 g, 0.933 fine silver, it was considerably debased by the fifteenth century. Bohemia would not become part of the Hapsburg empire until 1526.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 2.9 g, silver, 28 mm diameter. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM MB16, Saurma-407. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Grierson, Philip, ''Coins of Medieval Europe,'' London: B. A. Seaby Ltd., 1991.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, ''Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction,'' Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Bohemia (1458-71) groschen|(1458-71) prager groschen, George of Poděbrady]]
* [[Bohemia (1471-1516) ducat Fr-7]]
* [[Schlick (1510-28) thaler Dav-8141]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1471]]

[[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 128]]