Hungary 1618-KB denar

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38522

This specimen was lot 38522 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HUNGARY. Denar, 1618-KB. Kremnica Mint. Matthias II. NGC Unc Details--Cleaned." This type was struck 1613-20 at the end of the reign of Matthias II. A similar denar (KM 54) was struck at Nagybanya. At this time, the Hapsburgs controlled only a small slice of western Hungary, the rest being divided between Transylvania and the Turks. This example has a double struck reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 0.46 g, 0.438 fine silver, 14 mm silver.

Catalog reference: KM-40.1.

Source:

• 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Links to:

• 1560 denar
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• 1618 ducat
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