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Pfennig - Albrecht II von Österreich Enns
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria |
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| Year | 1330-1358 |
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| Value | Denier (Pfennig) (1) |
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| Obverse description | Facing helmeted head of Duke Albrecht II rendered in high relief, the visor and cheek-guards of the helmet clearly delineated by incised lines. The bust is shown frontally within a plain inner border, the irregular flan characteristic of hand-hammered medieval coinage. The die-engraving displays the bold, schematic style typical of Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennigs of the mid-fourteenth century. No legend is present on this face. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Albrecht II ruled Austria from 1330 until his death in 1358, earning the epithet "the Lame" following a paralytic illness contracted around 1333 that left him largely bedridden for the final decades of his reign. Administration fell increasingly to his brother Otto and later his sons, yet the Viennese mint and regional minting at Enns continued operating under his name throughout. The Enns mint had functioned intermittently since the Babenberg period; its output under Albrecht reflects continued demand for small silver in the Traun valley trade routes.