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1 Pfennig - Albert of Wertheim
| Issuer | Bamberg, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1400 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Pfennig) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Albert of Wertheim served as Bishop of Bamberg from 1398 to 1421, a tenure marked by persistent conflict with the city's burghers over episcopal fiscal authority. Small silver pfennigs of this type circulated primarily within the bishopric's immediate territories, where the bishop's mint right was a continuous source of friction with both the city and neighboring secular lords. At 0.43g, these pieces were already at the lower threshold of practical silver coinage, likely tariffed for local market use rather than regional trade.