Denier - Louis I

Louis I of Hungary — known as Louis the Great — died in 1382 after one of the most expansive reigns in medieval Central European history, having at various points ruled Poland and contested the Kingdom of Naples. This small denier belongs to the final decade of his rule, a period when Hungarian silver coinage was under strain from the costs of sustained military campaigning and the administrative burden of governing a dual monarchy following his election as King of Poland in 1370.

The ÉH and H references align this piece with a well-documented but modestly studied series. Die workmanship across this type varies noticeably between specimens.