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Pfennig - Friedrich II
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1230-1250 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (976-1278) |
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| Obverse description | A crowned eagle or heraldic bird displayed in the upper field, rendered in a bold, stylized manner typical of medieval Austrian bracteate-influenced coinage. The figure occupies the central and upper portion of the flan, with spread wings or cloak-like drapery extending to the lower field. The design is executed in high relief with characteristic irregularities of the hammered technique. The flan is irregular and slightly polygonal in outline, with no surrounding legend. The overall style reflects the Romanesque artistic conventions prevalent in the Duchy of Austria during the reign of Friedrich II, der Streitbare. |
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| Mintage | ND (1230-1250) |
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Friedrich II of Austria — "der Streitbare," the Quarrelsome — spent much of his reign in open conflict with Emperor Friedrich II Hohenstaufen, a dispute that ended only when the duke was killed at the Battle of the Leitha in 1246, leaving no male heir and extinguishing the Babenberg line entirely. These bracteate-style pfennigs were struck during that turbulent final stretch of Babenberg rule, a dynasty that had governed Austria since 976.
The CNA B130 type belongs to the thin, broad coinage characteristic of Austrian minting in this period, where silver content had been progressively manipulated across successive issues.