Catalog
Denier - Adalbert III von Böhmen
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1168-1200 |
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| Weight | 0.73 g |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of a manus Dei (Hand of God) descending from above, rendered in stylized medieval fashion. The field is populated by multiple rosettes or star-like ornaments arranged symmetrically around the central motif. The design is contained within a plain inner circle, characteristic of 12th-century Salzburg bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage. No legend present; the composition relies entirely on symbolic imagery. |
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| Mintage | ND (1168-1200) |
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Adalbert III was expelled from the Salzburg archbishopric twice — first in 1174 by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who replaced him with the imperial antipope's candidate, and again in 1200. His tenure was defined less by ecclesiastical administration than by his persistent alignment with the Welf faction against Hohenstaufen imperial authority. Coinage struck under his name spans those interruptions, and attributing specific dies to periods of actual control versus exile remains an open problem in the series.