Catalog
Pfennig - Bernard II Heiligenkreuz
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1220 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of a bishop rendered in schematic medieval style, flanked by two inward-facing croziers. A circular legend in Latin script runs between two concentric beaded or linear borders, partially legible, surrounding the central episcopal effigy. The design is characteristic of early 13th-century Austrian ecclesiastical coinage, with flat, linear execution typical of the hammered bracteate-influenced tradition. |
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| Reverse description | Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) depicted in profile facing right, bearing a cross-staff (vexillum) and with head turned back in the characteristic passant-regardant pose. The design is enclosed within a double beaded circle forming the outer border. The Agnus Dei motif, a common devotional and ecclesiastical symbol on medieval Austrian coinage, is rendered in the linear, flat engraving style consistent with early 13th-century hammered silver pfennigs. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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