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Pfennig - Berthold II von Pfirt
| Issuer | Bishopric of Basel |
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| Year | 1249-1262 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal effigy of a bishop standing en face, vested in episcopal robes and wearing a mitra (mitre). The figure holds a book (Bible) in the left hand and a crozier in the right. Two pellets or dots flank the head on either side within the field. The design is executed in the flat, stylized manner typical of 13th-century Swiss ecclesiastical bracteate-related coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Berthold II von Pfirt served as Bishop of Basel during a period of intense friction between episcopal authority and the burghers of the city, culminating in conflicts that would eventually strip the bishops of direct urban control. His coinage draws from the broader Upper Rhenish bracteate tradition, struck thin enough that the die impression reads through to the reverse — a production method that kept silver content low while maintaining a workable flan at minimal minting cost.