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1 Pfennig - Louis I
| Issuer | Duchy of Bavaria |
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| Year | 1220-1231 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (907-1504) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized facing human head rendered in low relief within a small inner circle, surrounded by a ring of large pellets or globules forming a radiate sun-like motif. This inner design is enclosed by a plain raised ring, beyond which a further annular band of pellets or bosses extends toward the irregular toothed or crenellated rim. The overall composition is characteristic of Bavarian bracteate-style pfennig coinage of the early 13th century, executed in the bold, simplified artistic idiom typical of hammered medieval silver. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, being the incuse mirror impression of a thin hammered flan, displays a heavily worn and indistinct raised design corresponding to the obverse type, with the facing head and surrounding pellet ring visible in weak relief. The surface shows considerable die wear and flan irregularities consistent with medieval hand-struck coinage, with no legible inscription or secondary design elements discernible. The irregular edge reflects the hand-cut nature of the planchet. |
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| Mintage | ND (1220-1231) |
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