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Pfennig - Hartmann von Froburg
| Issuer | Zofingen, City of |
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| Year | 1240-1281 |
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| Weight | 0.37 g |
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| Obverse description | Bracteate-style uniface pfennig struck on a thin flan with four pinched lobes forming the coin's edge. At the upper portion, a Janus-type double head is depicted in relief, while below it appears a frontal facing head identified as St. Mauritius, patron saint of Zofingen. All devices are contained within a raised inner circle. The legend 'Z OV IC', an abbreviation of ZOVICEN or Zofingen, is distributed around the field between the two heads. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface issue; the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, characteristic of medieval bracteate coinage struck on thin silver flans. The incuse impressions of the double Janus head above and the facing head of St. Mauritius below, along with traces of the abbreviated legend, are visible as recessed impressions within the plain silver surface. |
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| Mintage | ND (1240-1281) - HMZ: 1-144a - ND (1240-1281) - HMZ: 1-145a - |
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