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Pfennig - Frederick III
| Issuer | Duchy of Styria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1325-1360 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a similar heraldic eagle motif in relief, facing right with wings outstretched and detailed feathering rendered in the characteristic hammered style of medieval Austrian coinage. As is typical of thin silver pfennigs of this period, the reverse design is the incuse or near-mirror impression of the obverse, consistent with the single-die striking technique employed for bracteate-influenced issues. The irregular flan shows the natural flow of the hammered planchet. No legend or border decoration is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Frederick III of the Duchy of Styria — not to be confused with the later Holy Roman Emperor of the same name — ruled during a period when the Habsburg consolidation of the Austrian duchies was still contested and administratively fragmented. Regional pfennig coinage of this type was struck under ducal rather than imperial authority, reflecting the degree to which monetary production remained decentralized across the Habsburg lands well into the fourteenth century. The broad flan relative to the coin's negligible weight is characteristic of the bracteate-influenced pfennig tradition that persisted in Styria long after it had faded elsewhere.