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1 Pfennig - Engelbert I of Isenberg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Osnabrück |
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| Year | 1224-1226 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | A plain cross with expanded terminals occupies the center of the field, with globules (pellets) placed in three of the four quarters and a multi-pointed star in the lower quarter, together with additional stars in the surrounding field. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle with a further decorated outer border, consistent with the Romanesque die-engraving tradition of the Osnabrück mint in the early 13th century. |
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| Mint | Osnabrück |
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Engelbert I held the see of Osnabrück for barely two years before his death in 1226, making this a short-window issue with an inherently constrained production run. The Bishopric's coinage rights in this period derived from imperial privilege, but local ecclesiastical mints in the Lower Saxon region operated with considerable autonomy, and die consistency across such brief episcopates is rarely guaranteed. Kennepohl 42 is among the more sparingly documented types in the series.