Pfennig - Albrecht II Vienna

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.