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Pfennig - Berthold V of Aquileia Windischgrätz
| Issuer | Patriarchate of Aquileia |
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| Year | 1218-1251 |
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| Reference(s) | CNA#Ch24 |
| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized patriarchal or ecclesiastical figure, likely a seated or enthroned bishop rendered in the flat, schematic style typical of 13th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennigs. The design is enclosed within a plain inner circle, with the irregular flan edge characteristic of hand-hammered medieval coinage. Architectural or symbolic elements, possibly a crozier or tower motif, flank the central device. The overall composition reflects the primitive die-cutting techniques of the Windischgrätz mint under Patriarch Berthold V. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays an incuse or weakly struck mirror impression of the obverse design, consistent with the thin, single-die hammered technique used for this type of medieval pfennig. A central figural motif, suggestive of a standing or enthroned ecclesiastical personage with a crozier or staff, is visible within a circular border. Flanking elements with spear-like or tower forms appear on either side, rendered in the angular, abstracted style typical of early 13th-century Aquileian coinage. The irregular flan and variable strike result in uneven definition across the field. The letters V and CE appear in the reverse field, likely abbreviating a mint or authority inscription. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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