GERMANY, Aachen (City). AR Groschen (26mm, 2.47 g, 4h). Jungheit mint. Dated 1374 (in Roman numerals). Crowned half-length facing bust of Charlemagne, holding lis-tipped scepter and globus cruciger; coat-of-arms below / Long cross pattée. Levinson I-3a; Frey 2; Menadier 94. Toned, area of weak strike. VF.
From the W. R. K. Great Lakes Collection of Early Dated Coins.
Levinson notes: "This coin is generally referred to as the first collectible early dated coin, all others prior to it being permanently encased in museum collections or no longer extant."