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Pfennig - Henry VI
| Issuer | Bishopric of Chur |
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| Year | 1491-1503 |
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| Reference(s) | HMZ 1#2-379b |
| Obverse description | A heraldic ibex, the armorial symbol of the Bishopric of Chur, depicted in left-facing profile with prominent curved horns sweeping back over the body. The animal stands in a stylized, boldly struck manner characteristic of late medieval hammered coinage. The device is contained within a border of raised pearls, with a small star positioned at the top of the inner field. The flan is irregular in shape, typical of hand-struck bracteate-style small coinage of the period. No legend is present. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely blank and devoid of any design, legend, or device, presenting a plain, unworked silver surface. This uniface or near-uniface characteristic is typical of small-denomination hammered pfennigs from the late medieval German ecclesiastical mints. The surface displays natural flow lines and die pressure marks consistent with hand-striking on a thin silver flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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