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1 Pfennig 'Lilienpfennig'
| Issuer | Esslingen, City of |
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| Year | 1390-1410 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A fleur-de-lis (lily) rendered in Gothic style occupies the central field, with the Gothic letter 'E' — the initial of Esslingen — incorporated at its base. The entire device is enclosed within a beaded circle border. The coin exhibits the characteristically irregular flan and shallow relief typical of late medieval German Brakteaten-related pfennig coinage. The design is minimalist yet heraldically precise, with the lily serving as the principal civic emblem of the city of Esslingen. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Esslingen's so-called Lilienpfennig circulated during a period when the city's status as a Free Imperial City gave it the right to strike its own coinage — a privilege jealously guarded against encroachment by the Württemberg counts throughout the late fourteenth century. These tiny bracteate-style pfennigs were produced at fractions of a gram of silver, making accurate striking a genuine technical challenge at the Esslingen mint. Cahn's attribution remains the standard reference, though the type appears in several minor die variants that collectors continue to sort.