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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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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Central motif consisting of a bold pattée or plain cross surmounting an architectural or shield-like element, flanked on both sides by tower or column forms in high relief. The design exhibits the characteristic crude but vigorous Romanesque style typical of hammered south German ecclesiastical pfennigs of the early 13th century. The irregular flan edge and flat fields are consistent with hand-struck production. No legible inscription is present, the design relying entirely on symbolic imagery to convey episcopal authority. |
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| Mint | Salzburg |
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Eberhard II served as Archbishop of Salzburg from 1200 to 1246 — one of the longest episcopal tenures of the medieval German church — and spent much of it in bitter conflict with the Hohenstaufen emperors Frederick II and his predecessors. Excommunicated and exiled twice, he nonetheless maintained the mint authority of Salzburg through political maneuvering that kept the archbishopric financially functional even during periods of open hostility with imperial forces.
The CNA A39 classification places this denier within the broader Regensburg-influenced bracteate and thin-flan coinage tradition circulating through the Bavarian and Alpine regions in the first half of the thirteenth century.