Catalog
Obol - Eberhard II
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1220-1230 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (800-1500) |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust of an angel with prominently raised, towering wings flanking the head. A cross is positioned above the angel's head, with a pellet placed in each angle of the cross. The design is contained within a linear border circle. |
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| Mint | Salzburg Mint |
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Eberhard II held the archbishopric through one of the most turbulent stretches of 13th-century imperial politics, repeatedly clashing with the Hohenstaufen emperors and spending years in exile as a result. Small silver fractions like this obol circulated in the Salzburg market economy during a period when the archbishopric was simultaneously asserting territorial independence and managing the considerable revenues from Alpine salt trading — the economic foundation that made Salzburg worth fighting over in the first place.