Catalog
Denier - Eberhard I Friesach
| Issuer | Salzburg, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1147-1164 |
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| Weight | 1.2 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stylized three-towered church facade rendered in low relief, with a central tower surmounted by a cross and flanked by two lateral towers, each also topped with a cross finial. The architectural composition is highly schematic and typical of Romanesque ecclesiastical imagery on Salzburg episcopal coinage. A small circular void or pellet is visible at the base of the central tower. Crescent-like elements appear in the lower field, adding further decorative detail to the composition. |
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Friesach deniers of this period were among the most widely circulated silver coins in the medieval German-speaking lands and the Adriatic trade corridor. Eberhard I of Salzburg, appointed Archbishop in 1147, presided over a mint at Friesach that had become a regional monetary hub — so dominant, in fact, that "Friesacher" became a generic term for small silver coinage across much of central Europe and into the Balkans for generations after this type ceased production.
The CNA Ca 3b classification places this within a tightly defined die grouping. Friesach mint output under Eberhard I is documented but attribution among the subtypes relies heavily on die study rather than documentary evidence.