Pfennig - Konrad I Friesach

Friesach, a Salzburg possession in Carinthia, became one of the most important minting sites in the medieval German-speaking world — the Friesacher Pfennig type struck here circulated so widely across Central and Southeastern Europe that "Friesacher" became a generic commercial term for silver penny coinage in Slovenian, Hungarian, and Croatian markets for over a century. Konrad I, who held the archbishopric from 1106 to 1147, established the Friesach mint's early dominance during this period.

The CNA Ca2 attribution places this among the earliest Friesach issues, predating the full explosion of imitative types struck by regional lords who copied the design shamelessly once its trade value was established.