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Pfennig - Frederick III
| Issuer | Duchy of Styria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1325-1360 |
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| Weight | 0.46 g |
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| Obverse description | A stylized panther passant to left, rendered in bold relief within a plain square frame set on its corner as a lozenge-shaped border, typical of the Styrian bracteate-influenced pfennig tradition. The panther, the heraldic beast of Styria, is depicted with its head turned back, characteristic of the regional coinage under Frederick III. The design occupies the full interior of the square frame, with the field showing minimal additional detail. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-hammered medieval coinage. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (1325-1360) |
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Frederick III of the Duchy of Styria ruled during a period of sustained Habsburg consolidation in the Alpine territories, and the small silver pfennigs of this period circulated widely across the Styrian marchlands as the primary unit of petty exchange. These thin bracteate-influenced issues are notoriously fragile — the combination of low silver content, minimal flan thickness, and active circulation has left most survivors buckled or cracked.