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1 Pfennig - Burkhard of Ellerbach
| Issuer | Bishopric of Augsburg |
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| Year | 1373-1404 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of a bishop in full frontal view, wearing a mitre, with a crozier (pastoral staff) depicted to the left and the city arms pine cone (Augsburg city symbol) to the right of the head. The effigy is rendered in a crude, stylized manner typical of late medieval hammered bracteate-style pfennigs. No legend present. |
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| Reverse description | A fleur-de-lis (lily) in high relief centered in the field, with three stylized petals clearly visible. The design is bold and unadorned, occupying the majority of the flan, rendered in the straightforward manner characteristic of late 14th-century south German hammered pfennigs. No legend or border present. |
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| Mint | Augsburg |
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