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Pfennig - Johann II Senn von Münsingen
| Issuer | Bishopric of Basel |
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| Year | 1335-1365 |
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| Weight | 0.28 g |
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| Reverse description | Blank, as is typical of this uniface hammered pfennig type, where the obverse design appears as a corresponding incuse impression on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Johann II Senn von Münsingen served as Bishop of Basel from 1335 to 1365, a tenure marked by persistent conflict with the city's burghers over municipal autonomy — tensions that would eventually culminate, a century later, in Basel formally purchasing its episcopal rights outright. The bishop retained minting authority throughout, though the practical reach of his coinage was increasingly contested by a citizenry growing in commercial confidence.
At 0.28 g, these pfennigs were struck at the lower margin of viable silver coinage, and die-to-die consistency across surviving examples is notably poor.