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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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| Reverse description | The reverse is uniface, bearing no struck design whatsoever, presenting only the plain, slightly convex incuse surface resulting from the hammering process applied to the obverse die. The metal flow and flan irregularities are clearly visible across the entire reverse field, consistent with the uniface pfennig tradition of medieval Austrian coinage. No legend, device, or mintmark is present. |
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| Mint | Enns |
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Albrecht II — known as "der Lahme," the Lame — ruled Austria from 1330 until his death in 1358 despite a paralytic condition that left him largely bedridden from his mid-thirties onward. Administration fell heavily on his chancellery, yet his reign saw genuine monetary consolidation in the duchy. The Enns mint, one of several operating under ducal authority in this period, struck pfennigs as part of a regional coinage tradition that predated Habsburg control and continued with only gradual standardization under it.
Luschin 160 and CNA B251 treat this as a distinct Enns attribution, though regional bracteate and pfennig attributions from this period remain contested among specialists.