Kingdom of Hungary. Matthias II (1608–1619 AD). Denar Kremnica (Körmöcbánya) mint. Lot of 2. (No reserve price)

Kingdom of Hungary.
Matthias II (1608–1619 AD).
Kremnica (Körmöcbánya) mint.
Denar. Lot of 2.

Obv: MAT • D • G • RO • I • S • AV • GE • HV • B • R. (Matthias, by the grace of God, Emperor of the Romans, ever august, King of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia.) Uncrowned Hungarian shield bearing the Árpád stripes and patriarchal cross; K–B across the fields.
Rev: PATRO • HVNGA • [date]. (Patroness of Hungary.) Crowned Madonna seated facing on a crescent, holding the Christ Child.

Reference: Huszár, Münzkatalog Ungarn, 1141; Unger, Magyar Éremhatározó, 870; Krause–Mishler, Standard Catalog of World Coins, KM 40.1.

Item details:
— 14 mm / 0.4 g
— 14 mm / 0.4 g

Matthias II (1608–1619) gained the Hungarian crown after challenging his brother Rudolf II, securing support through concessions to the nobility and Protestants. His reign balanced Habsburg ambitions with Hungary’s political and religious freedoms. Silver denárs bearing the Madonna, patroness of Hungary, continued a longstanding monetary tradition as tensions across Central Europe grew into the Thirty Years’ War.

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