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Pfennig - Frederick the Fair Graz
| Issuer | Duchy of Styria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1308-1330 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig |
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| Reverse description | Incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is typical for thin hammered silver pfennigs of this period, showing the spread eagle and crenellated arch in negative relief. The reverse retains traces of the die impression with no distinct mint marks or inscriptions discernible. The irregular flan edge reflects the hand-cut planchet preparation standard for early 14th-century Austrian coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (1308-1330) |
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Frederick the Fair ruled as Duke of Austria and Styria while simultaneously pressing his claim to the Holy Roman imperial throne — a contest he lost to Louis IV of Bavaria at the Battle of Mühldorf in 1322, after which he was held prisoner for several years. Styrian minting under his name continued regardless, the duchy's mint at Graz operating with considerable administrative independence from the ongoing dynastic turmoil. The CNA D80 classification places this among the bracteate-influenced thin silver issues characteristic of Styrian production in the early fourteenth century, struck at weights already in decline from the previous generation's standard.