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1 Pfennig - Peter of Schaumburg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Augsburg |
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| Year | 1441-1469 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of the bishop depicted in a highly stylized, archaic manner, wearing a mitre adorned with decorative elements at its crown. The effigy is rendered with schematic facial features — pronounced circular eyes, a broad nose, and a wide mouth — characteristic of late medieval German bracteate-style coinage. A crozier is visible to the left of the bust, and what appears to be a secondary ecclesiastical attribute to the right. The design fills the entire flan, with no surrounding legend, executed in bold relief typical of hammered pfennigs of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, nearly blank incuse field, as is characteristic of this type of hammered bracteate-influenced pfennig, showing the incuse impression of the obverse design with only slight surface texture visible across the flan. A single Gothic letter 'B' appears in low relief near the lower centre of the reverse, likely serving as a mint or privy mark. |
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| Reverse lettering | B |
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