BELA IV AR DENAR BY JEWISH MINTMASTER, 1235 - 1270 C.E.
Huszár 306, Réthy 241, Good Very Fine, 12.1mm, 55 gram
Obverse: Hebrew letter "Tsadi" (some attribute as "Chet") within wreat of flowers
Reverse: Tower set on crescent between two lilies,
Excellent metal on the choice example of the scarce Hebrew 'Tsadi" coin!
The early kings of Hungary employed Jewish mintmasters until the late 13th Century. Although their identities remain unknown, their mintmarks with are assumed to be their intials were engraved on some of the coins they designed. An intriguing small historical silver coin!
