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Bracteate Pfennig - Ottokar II and successors Völkermarkt
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1275-1290 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig |
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| Obverse description | Thin silver bracteate struck from a single die, depicting a panther or stylized feline beast passant to the right in high relief at the centre of the flan. The animal is rendered in the characteristic Carinthian heraldic tradition, with a curling tail and a turned head facing the viewer. The central motif is enclosed within a plain raised inner circle, itself surrounded by a wider concentric ring border. The irregular flan edge, typical of hammered bracteate production, exhibits natural undulation consistent with hand-cut silver sheet. No legend or inscription is present, the design relying entirely on the heraldic charge as the identifying device. |
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| Reverse description | As characteristic of bracteate coinage, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design impressed into the thin silver flan during the single-sided striking process. The panther passant and concentric ring border are visible in negative relief, with the surface showing the natural flow lines and slight distortion inherent to the hammered bracteate technique. The reverse is otherwise featureless, with no additional decoration, inscription, or device. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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