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1 Pfennig - Frederick II Hagenau
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1212-1250 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a group of five pellets arranged in a quincunx pattern within a raised circular boss, itself enclosed by a plain inner ring. A further series of pellets or beads is distributed along the outer border, framing the central motif. The design is entirely aniconic, relying on geometric ornament characteristic of medieval bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage. The irregular flan displays the typical undulating edge of hammered silver coinage of the Staufen period. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a stylized architectural composition showing a seated figure, likely an imperial or royal personage, enthroned between two flanking towers or turrets rendered in a schematic, highly abbreviated manner. The throne is set upon a stepped or arcaded base with arch-like elements visible below. The figural style is characteristic of the primitive graphic convention of Alsatian regional pfennig coinage under Frederick II. No legend or inscription accompanies the design, consistent with anonymous bracteate-related issues of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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