Catalog
Obol Undetermined Friesach marks
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1200-1220 |
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| Diameter | 15 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central cross composed of four outward-pointing arches, each arch enclosing a frontal episcopal bust rendered in the Romanesque style. At each angle between the arches, a small ring fills the field. The entire device is enclosed within a plain linear circle. |
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| Reverse description | Stylised three-aisled ecclesiastical facade with three towers, characteristic of Friesach-type bracteate-influenced coinage. The central arch features a frontal bust of a bishop in mitre, while each of the two flanking arches contains a six-pointed star in the field. The entire design is bounded by a beaded (pearl) circle. |
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| Mintage | ND (1200-1220) - before 1220 |
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