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1 Pfennig - Frederick the Handsome
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria |
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| Year | 1314-1330 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (976-1278) |
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| Reverse description | Uniface; the reverse is plain and undesigned, bearing only the incuse impression of the obverse die transferred through the thin silver flan during the hammering process. The surface shows the characteristic concave curvature and flow lines typical of medieval hand-struck pfennigs, with no intentional design or inscription. Some faint ghosting of the obverse motif may be discernible due to the thinness of the flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Frederick the Handsome's claim to the Austrian pfennig mint was complicated by his simultaneous claim to the German throne — he contested the kingship against Louis IV of Bavaria from 1314, and the two rivals fought to a decisive Hohenstetter conclusion at Mühldorf in 1322, where Frederick was captured and held prisoner for three years. His Austrian silver issues continued to be struck in his name throughout the imprisonment, making the precise dating of individual pieces within the 1314–1330 window genuinely difficult to pin down.