Catalog
Pfennig - Ekbert II and Ekbert III
| Issuer | County of Formbach (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1144-1158 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Formbach was a small but strategically positioned county in the Inn-Salzach region, and its comital coinage from this period reflects the fragmented minting authority that characterized the German lands during the prolonged conflict between the Salian and early Hohenstaufen emperors. Ekbert II died around 1144, placing the transition to Ekbert III squarely within the turbulent years following the contested succession after Lothar III.
The "var" designation against CNA B60 is significant — Formbach issues from this dynasty are rare enough that unlisted die combinations surface regularly, and the county's line expired with Ekbert III, after which its territories passed to the Bavarian Wittelsbachs.