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Denier 'Vierzipfliger'
| Issuer | Habsburg-Laufenburg, Counts of |
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| Year | 1190-1200 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a mounted knight in profile facing right, seated upon a walking horse rendered in a schematic, Romanesque style typical of late 12th-century Germanic bracteate-related coinage. The rider appears helmeted and holds what may be a lance or staff. The central device is enclosed within a raised beaded or pellet border, which frames the design and emphasizes the circular composition. No legend or inscription is present. The flan exhibits the characteristic four-pinched profile of the Vierzipfliger type, with an irregular, hand-cut edge. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a mounted knight in profile facing right, seated on a horse in a striding or walking pose, executed in low relief consistent with hammered medieval coinage. The rider is schematically rendered, consistent with the Romanesque artistic conventions of the late 12th century. A partial beaded border is visible on the left side of the flan, mirroring the obverse border design. The surface shows the typical uneven strike and flan distortion associated with hand-hammered Pfennige of this period. No legend or mintmark is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (1190-1200) |
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