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Pfennig - Bernhard of Carinthia Landstraß
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1200-1256 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A rampant lion passant facing left occupies the central field, rendered in high relief in the robust Romanesque style characteristic of 13th-century Austrian coinage. The lion holds a long cross-staff in its forepaws, the crosshead clearly defined at the top of the staff. The creature's body is delineated with beaded or pellet detailing along the mane and haunches, conveying considerable artistic vitality. The entire device is enclosed within a plain inner circle, with a beaded or cable border running along the coin's irregular periphery. Partial lettering is visible in the outer legend, though the flan's irregular shape results in much of the inscription being off-flan or weakly struck. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Bernhard of Spanheim ruled Carinthia from 1202 until his death in 1256, and his coinage reflects a duchy caught between the competing pressures of the Babenberg dukes of Austria and the ambitions of the Bohemian crown — tensions that would ultimately see Carinthia absorbed by Ottokar II shortly after Bernhard's line died out. Landstraß, now Kostanjevica na Krki in modern Slovenia, was one of several regional minting sites operating under ducal authority during this period.
The CNA Ca4 attribution places this among the bracteate-adjacent thin silver issues characteristic of the region's mid-thirteenth century output.