Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Pfennig - Frederick the Handsome Vienna
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria |
|---|---|
| Year | 1306-1314 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Obverse displays a heraldic eagle or panther device in high relief, rendered in the bold, somewhat crude style characteristic of early 14th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage. The central charge occupies the majority of the field, with strongly raised surfaces typical of hammered silver production. The legend FRIDERICVS, referencing Duke Frederick I (the Handsome) of Austria, is positioned around the periphery, though it is largely off-flan on this example. The irregular flan edges and uneven strike are consistent with hand-hammered workshop practice of the Vienna Mint during this period. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |