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1 Pfennig - Theodoric of Dinslaken
| Issuer | County of Mark |
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| Year | 1368-1406 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | A three-towered fortified gatehouse or castle rendered in a stylized Gothic manner, with a central taller tower flanked by two shorter turrets, each crowned with battlements and set upon a base wall with an arched gateway. A trefoil or floral ornament appears above the central tower. The surrounding circular legend TIDERICVS DE MARKA is inscribed within the beaded border, consistent with the obverse inscription, referencing Count Theodoric of Dinslaken as the issuing authority. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Engelbert II of der Mark acquired the county's minting rights through a combination of territorial consolidation and deliberate pressure on lesser lords throughout the mid-fourteenth century. Theodoric of Dinslaken — a ministerial figure within this administrative structure — issued bracteate-style pfennig under delegated authority during one of the more fractious periods of Westphalian regional politics, when the County of Mark was maneuvering aggressively against both Cleves and the Archbishop of Cologne.
The nearly four-decade attribution window reflects the difficulty of pinning such minor regional issues to specific years without documentary corroboration from toll records or mint contracts.