Catalog
1 Denier - Albert II Obervellach
| Issuer | County of Görz |
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| Year | 1258-1304 |
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| Weight | 0.87 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing a large stylized six-petalled rosette enclosed within a plain inner ring and a raised outer ring, the petals radiating symmetrically from a central boss. The design is rendered in bold relief characteristic of late 13th-century Austrian-Carinthian bracteate-influenced coinage. The coin exhibits an irregular, slightly square-rounded flan typical of hand-struck medieval silver deniers. No legend or inscription is present on this side. |
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| Mintage | ND (1258-1304) |
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The Counts of Görz controlled key Alpine passes connecting the Italian peninsula to the German-speaking north, and their coinage reflects that position — struck to facilitate trade moving through the Drau and Gail valleys rather than to project dynastic ambition. Albert II ruled jointly with his brothers for much of this period, a dynastic arrangement common in the county and one that complicates precise attribution of individual issues within this long reign span.
Obervellach, the mint town, sits on the Drau in Carinthia — a strategic choice that kept production close to the silver-bearing mining districts of the eastern Alps.