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Pfennig - Berthold III Stein in Oberkrain
| Issuer | Counts of Andechs (Duchy of Merania, Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1183 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Frontal half-length effigy of a bishop or high-ranking clergyman rendered in flat, stylized Romanesque relief, holding a crozier in the right hand and a book (Gospel) in the left. The figure is depicted facing the viewer within a plain inner circle, with the design characteristic of the crude, high-relief hammered bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage of the late 12th century. No legend is present in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Schematic representation of a church facade with two flanking towers and a central gable surmounted by a patriarchal or Latin cross, rendered in the flat, linear Romanesque style typical of late 12th-century Austrian pfennig coinage. The architectural design is contained within a beaded or rope inner circle, with the towers depicted in simplified, symmetrical form. No legend or inscription appears in the field. The overall relief is bold and irregular, consistent with hand-hammered production. |
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| Mintage | 1183: ND (1183) |
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