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Pfennig Gutenwerth
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1200-1300 |
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| Reference(s) | CNA#Cj130 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a schematic architectural or heraldic composition in low relief, with what appears to be a central tower or fortified structure flanked by stylised figures or foliate elements, consistent with representations of the Gutenwerth mint and Carinthian regional iconography. The design is rendered in a coarse, bold style typical of provincial hammered pfennigs of the 13th century. The flan shows multiple cracks and an uneven, irregularly clipped edge. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Carinthian pfennigs of this period — bracteates and thin-flan types collectively called Friesacher Pfennige in the broader regional tradition — circulated extensively across the eastern Alpine trade routes during the 13th century, reaching as far as the Levant through merchant and crusader networks. Gutenwerth, an island in the Wörthersee, hosted an Augustinian priory whose minting rights were tied directly to ecclesiastical land grants, making this issue one of several competing local coinages that frustrated attempts at monetary unification under the Babenberg and later Přemyslid administrations.