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Pfennig - Albrecht II Vienna
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria |
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| Year | 1330-1358 |
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| Value | Denier (Pfennig) (1) |
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| Reverse description | Uniface coin; the reverse is entirely smooth and unworked, displaying only the natural texture of the hammered silver flan with no design, inscription, or relief of any kind. Minor flow lines and surface irregularities are visible across the field, resulting from the hammering process. This blank reverse is characteristic of the single-die uniface technique used for small Austrian pfennig coinage of the 14th century. |
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| Mint | Vienna |
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Albrecht II — "the Lame" — ruled Austria for over three decades despite a debilitating illness that left him partially paralyzed from 1330 onward. His long reign brought unusual monetary stability to the duchy, and the Vienna mint operated with enough consistency during this period that the pfennig coinage is better documented than most contemporary Austrian issues. CNA B253 places this type firmly within his tenure, distinguished from the preceding Albrecht I issues by subtle die characteristics catalogued by Luschin in the late nineteenth century.