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Bracteate Pfennig - Frederick II of Walchen Friesach
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1270-1284 |
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| Weight | 0.54 g |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of a bishop shown in half-length, rendered in low relief typical of bracteate coinage. The ecclesiastical figure is depicted facing, wearing liturgical vestments, and holds a processional cross-staff in each hand, the staffs flanking the figure to either side. The modeling is broad and stylized, consistent with the Friesach bracteate tradition of the late thirteenth century. No legend or inscription is present in the field. The flan is irregular and slightly concave, characteristic of the hammered bracteate technique. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface issue; the reverse displays only the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design pressed through the thin silver flan during striking, as is standard for bracteate coinage. No intentional design, inscription, or device is present on this side. The surface shows the characteristic concave relief and irregular flan edges typical of thirteenth-century Austrian bracteates. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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