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1 Pfennig 'Pfennig auf Würzburger Schlag' - John I
| Issuer | County of Wertheim |
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| Year | 1373-1407 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Count John I wearing a mitre, rendered in the stylized manner typical of late medieval German bracteate-influenced pfennigs. The effigy is depicted frontally within a beaded inner circle, with the mitre prominently rising above the head. The circular legend +IOHANS runs along the outer field, separated from the central device by a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Wertheim's counts gained minting rights through imperial grant, and John I exploited them to produce small silver pfennigs aligned with the Würzburg monetary standard — a deliberate commercial decision, not administrative accident. Würzburger Schlag coinage circulated across Franconia's trade networks, and a provincial lord striking to that standard was effectively buying access to those routes.
Steinbach 185 is among the scarcer attributions from this county's output.