Obol Thick Strike - Rudolf

€71,722.00
IssuerHungary
Year1583-1601
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Obol (Obulus) (1⁄720)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.500)
Weight2.55 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#816, H#1067, KM#5
Obverse descriptionCurved, pointed fourfold Hungarian coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion; on the center chest shield: Austrian bonds. Two rosettes at the sides between two dots each vertically, mintyear above shield
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering1601
Reverse descriptionCrowned and glorified Madonna seated on a crescent, with child in her right arm divides K-B mintmark
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringK B
(Translation: Körmöcbánya)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1583 K-B - 2.55gr. -
1586 K-B - 3.13gr. -
1601 K-B - 5.27gr. -
Catalog ID9665735070
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