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Obol - Matthias Corvinus
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1464 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Bipartite shield occupying the central field, the dexter side bearing the Árpád dynastic barry (alternating horizontal bars), and the sinister side displaying the Hunyadi raven (crow) passant, holding a ring in its beak — the heraldic device of the Corvinus family. The shield is rendered in the Gothic style typical of mid-15th century Hungarian hammered coinage, with no surrounding legend. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-struck production. |
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| Reverse description | A patriarchal double cross rises from an open Gothic crown, the arms of the cross extending nearly to the coin's rim. The mintmaster's initials or mintmark letters flank the cross on either side within the field, dividing the design horizontally. The crown is depicted with three visible arches and decorative fleur-de-lis finials, rendered in the bold, somewhat crude relief characteristic of hammered Hungarian obols of this reign. No surrounding legend is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (1464) B - S - - ND (1464) C - S - on picture - ND (1464) K - S - - ND (1464) K - V - - ND (1464) n - c+ - - ND (1464) n - E - - |
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