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Pfennig - Friedrich I or Leopold VI Vienna or Krems
| Issuer | Duchy of Styria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1194-1230 |
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| Weight | 0.83 g |
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| Obverse description | Hybrid fantastical figure depicted in high relief: a crowned human torso transitioning into a lion's hindquarters, rendered in the Romanesque style typical of Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennigs. The crowned bust faces forward with stylized facial features, and both arms extend laterally, each hand grasping an animal tail curling upward from the leonine lower body. A small cross or annulet appears in the left field. The flan is irregular and the relief is bold and schematic, characteristic of twelfth- to thirteenth-century Austrian hammered coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (1194-1230) |
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The dating range here spans the reigns of two rulers — Friedrich I of Styria (died 1198) and Leopold VI of Austria, who inherited Styria in 1194 and governed it until 1230. Attribution between the two remains unresolved in the literature, which is why CNA B100 lists both names. Styrian bracteate-style pfennigs from this period were struck at either Vienna or Krems under ducal authority during a time when the Babenberg dynasty was aggressively consolidating minting rights across their territories.