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1 Pfennig - Theodoric of Heinsberg
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Cologne |
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| Year | 1208-1212 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig |
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| Obverse description | Enthroned Archbishop facing in frontal view, vested in ecclesiastical robes and wearing a mitra, holding a cross-tipped banner staff in each hand raised to either side; the figure is rendered in the flat, linear Romanesque style characteristic of Rhenish bracteate-influenced pfennigs, set within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust of Saint Peter, depicted in high relief with a stylized nimbus, surmounted by a multi-tiered tower or architectural canopy flanked by two additional towers, evoking the façade of Cologne Cathedral; the saint holds a book (Bible) in his left arm and a key in his right hand, rendered in the Romanesque figural style within a beaded border with partial legend remnants in the field. |
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| Mint | Cologne |
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