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Pfennig - Frederick III
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1314-1330 |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Reverse description | A crowned facing head in high relief, positioned at the upper center of the flan, representing a royal or ducal effigy in the stylized manner of the period. Flanking and below the crowned head are two heraldic eagles displayed outward-facing, their wings spread, forming a symmetrical composition. The design is executed in the rough, compact style characteristic of hammered Austrian pfennigs of the Babenberg and early Habsburg succession period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1314-1330) |
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Frederick III (known as Frederick the Fair) was locked in a contested claim to the Holy Roman throne throughout this period, fighting a prolonged civil war against Louis IV of Bavaria after the disputed 1314 double election — the same conflict that would culminate in Frederick's capture at the Battle of Mühldorf in 1322. Coinage from the Austrian duchy during these years functioned partly as a political instrument, asserting ducal authority while imperial legitimacy itself was unresolved.
The CNA B210 type belongs to the bracteate-influenced pfennig tradition of the Vienna mint, struck on thin flans that routinely exhibit strike weakness on one side — a known characteristic of the type, not a grade-specific flaw.