Unknown pfennig of king Wenzel

[Tesauros]

Hello, I would be very grateful if anyone could help me with IDying this pfennig. Its propably from 14.-15. century. Bohemian king Wenzel IV., mint unknown, propably Lauf or Erlangen?

Thank you for any information.

Have a great day everyone.

[JeandAcre]

@Tesauros, Bohemian is completely out of my league, but that's an impressive example; I really like the legend.  --Was he the 'Good KIng Wenceslas' of the Christmas carol?  Best of luck!

(Edit: just Wiki'd the carol.  Guess not --by roughly half a millennium.  Cool that the 10th-century one had so many namesakes, though.)

 

Edited December 2, 2023 by JeandAcre

[ewomack]

I love the style of those coins! I've always wanted to get more of them. That is a nice one! They have a style similar to the "handhellers" of the same era. I see many coins of the same style when I search sites for "Mittelalter Pfennig."

The closest example that I have to that - mine is far rougher - came with the following attribution:"Mittelalter Deutschland. Pfennig (1441). Leichte Prägeschwäche. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Augsburg-Bistum u. Stadt (gemeinschaftlich)."

Which a translation app turned into: "Middle Ages Germany. Penny (1441). Slight embossing weakness. Very beautiful-excellent. Augsburg diocese and city (jointly)."

You probably don't want to buy a read a book on the subject, but if you do, the following book might help.

[Tesauros]

So coin has been identified.

It is believed to be a Pfennig of Wenceslaus II. from around 1303, minted during the reign over Hungary and part of Austria. Known in 3 examples found in a horde in south Moravia.