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Pfennig - Frederick III
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1314-1330 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized eagle displayed, rendered in the angular, schematic manner characteristic of early 14th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennigs. The raptor's wings are spread and the head is turned to one side, with punched pellets visible in the field suggesting decorative or heraldic detailing. The design is contained within a plain inner circle, the flan being irregular and showing the characteristic flan cracks and uneven edges typical of hammered silver coinage of this period. No legend is present on this face. The relief is low and the striking is somewhat flat, consistent with the Viennese pfennig tradition. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Frederick III (known as Frederick the Fair) spent much of this minting period consumed by his rivalry with Louis IV of Bavaria over the Holy Roman imperial throne — a dispute that culminated at the Battle of Mühldorf in 1322, where Frederick was captured and held prisoner for three years. Coinage from his Austrian duchy continued to be struck in his name during his captivity, making precise attribution within this date range genuinely difficult.