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Denier - Eberhard II of Regensburg
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1200-1246 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (800-1500) |
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| Reverse description | Mitered bust of an archbishop facing front, with the right hand raised in benediction and a cross staff (crozier) rising above. The figure is depicted above a crenellated battlemented wall flanked by towers, symbolizing ecclesiastical and temporal authority. The design is executed in hammered relief consistent with Salzburg episcopal coinage of the first half of the 13th century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Eberhard II served as Archbishop of Salzburg from 1200 to 1246 — one of the longest episcopates of the medieval German church — and spent much of it in open conflict with the Hohenstaufen emperors Frederick II and his son Conrad IV. Twice excommunicated and twice exiled, Eberhard nevertheless retained enough temporal authority to sustain a functioning mint throughout his tenure. These deniers were struck under that persistent, contested power.
The CNA A36 type is documented in the Corpus Nummorum Austriacorum, the standard reference for Austrian medieval coinage. Eberhard's issues span nearly five decades, and die-link studies suggest production was episodic rather than continuous.