Catalog
Pfennig - Dietrich
| Issuer | County of Formbach (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1130-1140 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a figural composition in high relief, likely representing a seated or enthroned bishop or count, consistent with the iconography of Count Dietrich of Formbach-Neuburg. The central figure is flanked by attendant forms or architectural elements rendered in the crude but vigorous Romanesque manner typical of Austrian regional pfennige of the early twelfth century. Surrounding the central design is a beaded inner circle with further pseudo-lettering or degenerate legend in the outer field. The irregular flan and variable strike are characteristic of hammered coinage of this period and region. |
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| Mintage | ND (1130-1140) |
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The Counts of Formbach held territory along the Inn River in what is now Lower Bavaria and Upper Austria, but the dynasty was effectively extinguished by the early twelfth century as lands passed through inheritance to the Counts of Andechs and later to the Babenbergs. Issues attributable to this window — tied to the name Dietrich — fall within the last coherent period of independent Formbach authority before that absorption was complete.