Hungary
Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection of World Coins. Matthias I Corvinus (1458-90) Goldgulden 1482-88, Hermannstadt mint, Fr-22, Huszar-680, Rethy-208A, UNC Details (Tooled) NGC. Obv. + MΛThIΛS D | GR VnGΛRIЄ, seated figures of Madonna and child, a raven with a ring in its beak below. Rev. o S LΛDISL | ΛVS RЄX, St. Ladislaus standing facing, an axe in his right hand and an orb in his left; h-T on either side. The tooling referred to by NGC can be found found in the obverse fields around the Madonna. Despite the damage, this remains an appealing example of the popular Corvinus issues with a particularly sharp reverse portrait of St. Ladislaus.Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson.
Estimate: 800-1000 USD