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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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| Weight | 0.56 g |
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| Obverse description | Within a plain inner circle, a central heraldic shield — likely the arms of the Archbishopric of Salzburg — flanked on either side by a stylized tower or column, with a six-pointed star surmounting the composition above the shield. Two pellets appear in the field to the left and right of the shield at mid-level. The design is executed in bold relief typical of 13th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage, with no surrounding legend. The flan is broad and irregular, characteristic of hand-cut hammered silver flans of the period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is characteristic of thin hammered pfennig coinage of this period where the die impression passes through the flan. The shield, flanking towers, and six-pointed star are visible in sunken relief. The flan edges are irregular and show typical stress fractures consistent with medieval hammered coinage. No legend or additional decorative elements are discernible on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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