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Pfennig - Albert I
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1282-1298 |
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| Value | Denier (Pfennig) (1) |
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| Obverse description | A lion passant guardant to the left occupies the central field, its head turned back to face the viewer in the heraldic tradition. The animal is depicted in low relief with stylized mane and raised forepaw, characteristic of the crude yet expressive workmanship of medieval Austrian bracteate-related coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly cusped at the periphery, typical of hammered Pfennige of the late 13th century. No legend or inscription is present; the design fills the entire field without a formal border. |
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| Reverse description | A shield bearing a plain horizontal fess (band) is displayed beneath a triple-arched arcade, each arch springing from slender columns. The interior spandrels or arch soffit areas are decorated with three stylized lilies, evoking Gothic architectural ornamentation common to Austrian coinage of the Babenberg and early Habsburg periods. The composition is contained within the roughly circular, irregular flan with no surrounding legend. The relief is shallow, consistent with the hammered technique employed for Pfennige of this era. |
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| Mintage | ND (1282-1298) |
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