Pfennig - Henry II

Issuer	Duchy of Austria (Austrian States)
Year	1141-1177
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Currency	Pfennig (976-1278)
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Obverse description	Frontal bust of a ruler, presumably Duke Henry II Jasomirgott, depicted in a hieratic, Romanesque style, seated or shown to the waist within a stylized architectural framework suggestive of a façade or gateway with flanking towers. The figure wears a crown and holds regalia; the rendering is flat and schematic, characteristic of mid-12th-century Austrian hammered coinage. A partial circular legend surrounds the central motif, partially illegible due to the irregular flan and weak strike.
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Obverse lettering	V Ω
Reverse description	A standing or enthroned figure, likely a lion or heraldic animal passant, rendered in a bold Romanesque style within a beaded inner circle, consistent with the heraldic imagery of the Babenberg dynasty. The field is flat with a finely beaded border enclosing the central device. The design is characteristic of Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage of the second half of the 12th century, with the motif occupying most of the flan. Secondary floral or pellet ornaments appear in the field to either side of the principal device.
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