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Pfennig - Frederick II of Walchen Friesach
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1270-1284 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Incuse mirror image of the obverse type, as is characteristic of the thin hammered fabric of Friesacher Pfennig coinage of this period. The design shows a faint incuse impression of what may be a standing figure, possibly interpreted as the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God), though the strike is weak and details are difficult to resolve with certainty. The reverse field is largely plain with the shallow relief typical of this denomination. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Mint | Friesach |
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Frederick II ruled the Archbishopric of Salzburg from 1270 to 1284, a tenure marked by persistent conflict with the Habsburgs as Rudolf I consolidated power across the region following his victory at the Battle of Marchfeld in 1278. The Friesach mint had been a major silver-striking center since the twelfth century, its output circulating widely across the eastern Alpine trade routes into Styria and Carinthia. By Frederick's time the Friesacher Pfennig type was already past its commercial peak, gradually displaced by the rising Wiener Pfennig.