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Denaro - Marquard of Randeck Tyrol cross
| Issuer | Patriarchate of Aquileia |
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| Year | 1365-1381 |
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| Composition | Silver (.573) |
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| Obverse description | Central Tyrolean double cross with multiple radiating arms extending toward the coin's border, set within a beaded inner circle. The cross divides the field into quadrants, each adorned with small ornamental devices. A circular legend in uncial Latin characters runs along the outer border between two beaded rims, referencing the see of Aquileia. The overall design is characteristic of late medieval northern Italian hammered coinage, displaying bold, flat relief typical of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Marquard of Randeck served as Patriarch of Aquileia from 1365 until his death in 1381, navigating the chronic territorial pressure that the Habsburgs were exerting on the patriarchate throughout this period. The Tyrol cross device on this issue reflects a deliberate political alignment — or at minimum an acknowledgment of regional power — as Habsburg influence over the southern Alpine mints was tightening considerably during these decades.
Aquileian denaroes of this type are documented in Bernardi's corpus as relatively scarce survivors, the patriarchate's mint output being modest compared to contemporary northern Italian civic issues.