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Bracteate Pfennig - Ulrich III Völkermarkt
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1256-1269 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Uniface bracteate struck in thin hammered silver. The central design depicts a pointed archway or Gothic arcade enclosing a six-pointed star, flanked on either side by a tower, the composition surmounted by a cross. The entire motif is contained within two concentric raised rings forming the border of the field. The design is rendered in high relief characteristic of bracteate coinage, with no inscription or legend. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface bracteate; the reverse is blank, showing only the incuse negative impression of the obverse design as is typical of bracteate coinage technique. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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