Catalog
Obol Undetermined Friesach marks
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1150-1190 |
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| Reference(s) | CNA#Cu7 , Luschin#12 |
| Obverse description | Frontal facing bust of a bishop or ecclesiastical dignitary, depicted in a schematic Romanesque style, holding a pastoral crook (crozier) in one hand and a book (likely a Gospel book) in the other. The figure is rendered in a hieratic, flat manner typical of 12th-century Friesach coinage. The design is enclosed within a beaded or lined outer circle forming the border of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Architectural composition depicting a crenellated wall or battlemented structure in the lower portion of the field, surmounted by three round Romanesque arches rendered in linear style. Above the arches, a cross rises within an upward-opening semicircular arc, likely representing a church apse or edicule. The entire design is enclosed by a single circular line forming the outer border, consistent with Friesach-type bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage of the mid-12th century. |
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| Mintage | ND (1150-1190) - before 1190 |
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