Eberhard II served as Archbishop of Salzburg from 1200 to 1246 — an unusually long tenure — and was a central figure in the political struggles between the Hohenstaufen emperors and the papacy. He aligned firmly with Rome, suffering two periods of exile as a consequence. The Friesach mint in Carinthia had been a major silver-striking center since the late twelfth century, and deniers of this type circulated widely across the eastern Alpine trade routes into Hungary and the Balkans.
The Friesach penny became something close to a regional currency standard during this period, imitated by numerous lords across Slovenia, Croatia, and Styria.
Eberhard II served as Archbishop of Salzburg from 1200 to 1246 — an unusually long tenure — and was a central figure in the political struggles between the Hohenstaufen emperors and the papacy. He aligned firmly with Rome, suffering two periods of exile as a consequence. The Friesach mint in Carinthia had been a major silver-striking center since the late twelfth century, and deniers of this type circulated widely across the eastern Alpine trade routes into Hungary and the Balkans.
The Friesach penny became something close to a regional currency standard during this period, imitated by numerous lords across Slovenia, Croatia, and Styria.