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Denier - Otto II of Berg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Freising |
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| Year | 1184-1220 |
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| Currency | Pfennig |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of a bishop in high relief, depicted in vestments and wearing a mitre, rendered in the Romanesque style typical of late 12th-century Bavarian ecclesiastical coinage. The figure appears enthroned or standing, with arms extended and holding attributes of episcopal office. The flan is broad and irregular, characteristic of hammered bracteate-style pfennig production. The field is flat with shallow relief, and no legible legend is present on this side. |
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| Reverse description | A heraldic lion passant occupying the central field, rendered in a bold, stylized Romanesque manner consistent with the arms of the Counts of Berg. The lion is set within a lozenge or diamond-shaped frame formed by incuse lines, with decorative foliate or pellet elements filling the quadrants. The design is deeply struck in high relief against a plain flat field, with the irregular flan showing typical edge clipping of the period. No legend is present. |
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| Mint | Freising |
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