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Pfennig - Eberhard II Friesach
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1200-1235 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Archbishop Eberhard II in full pontifical regalia, depicted frontally and occupying the central field; the figure wears a mitre and holds a crozier to the left, with a partial Latin legend running along the outer rim, partially legible as SESE[---]. The relief is rendered in the crude, expressive style characteristic of Friesach bracteate-influenced pfennigs of the early thirteenth century. The flan is irregular and slightly irregular at the periphery, typical of hammered medieval coinage from the Salzburg mint at Friesach. |
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| Obverse lettering | SESE[---] |
| Reverse description | A stylized architectural facade dominates the central field, depicting a three-towered church or city gate with a domed central tower flanked by two flanking turrets, all rendered in a flat, schematic manner consistent with Friesach pfennig types of the Salzburg archbishopric. Below the structure, a decorative row of pellets forms a baseline, and crosshatched ornamental elements fill the lower field. The coin border is defined by a beaded inner circle and the irregular flan edge. No legend is present on the reverse. The architectural motif references the ecclesiastical authority of the issuing see and is a hallmark of the Friesach coinage tradition. |
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