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| Issuer | Duchy of Austria |
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| Year | 1156-1177 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (976-1278) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a highly stylized architectural or heraldic composition rendered in crude but vigorous Romanesque relief, featuring what appears to be a large letter or monogram flanked by foliate and pellet ornaments. The design is enclosed within a plain inner circle, itself surrounded by a beaded border. The irregular flan exhibits characteristic die-struck undulations typical of 12th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennig production. The overall design reflects the primitive yet expressive artistic conventions of the Krems mint under the Babenberg duchy. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Krems |
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