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Pfennig Coburg
| Issuer | Meissen, Margravate of |
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| Year | 1353-1381 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | A rampant lion rearing to the left, depicted in a bold and schematic style typical of medieval German bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage. The heraldic lion, emblem of the Margravate of Meissen, is rendered with a raised forepaw and visible mane, occupying the majority of the reverse field. The surface shows the characteristic irregular flan and flat relief of a hand-struck hammered coin of the period. No legend or additional inscription is present on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Margravate of Meissen's pfennig coinage of this period falls within the tenure of the Wettin margraves, who were aggressively consolidating territorial authority across Saxony and Thuringia throughout the second half of the fourteenth century. Coburg itself sat at a contested southern frontier, and small silver bracteate-style pfennigs functioned as much as instruments of political presence as they did everyday currency. The dating range of nearly three decades reflects continuous die production rather than a discrete issue, with successive dies yielding measurable typological drift across the series.