Pfennig - Dietrich Posthumous

Issuer	County of Formbach (Austrian States)
Year	1140-1165
Type	Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description	Central design featuring a quadrilateral interlaced loop arranged in the form of a cross, with a stylized human head occupying each of the four corners. A small ring is placed at the center of the composition. The entire device is enclosed within a horseshoe-shaped beaded border, characteristic of 12th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced coinage. The execution is typical of the crude but expressive hammered technique of the period.
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Reverse description	Forward-facing bust of an abbot rendered in a schematic, Romanesque style, occupying the central field of the flan. A small ring appears in the field beside the bust, likely serving as a decorative or symbolic element. The figure is depicted with rudimentary facial features and vestments suggested by linear engraving. The design is contained within a horseshoe-shaped beaded border consistent with the obverse treatment. The overall style reflects the provincial die-cutting conventions of mid-12th-century Austrian ecclesiastical coinage.
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Mintage	ND (1140-1165)
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