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Pfennig - Leopold III
| Issuer | Margraviate of Austria (Duchy of Austria, Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1110-1136 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (976-1278) |
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| Obverse description | Stylized castle or fortress depicted with three towers, the central archway containing a human head in profile. The architectural rendering is characteristic of Romanesque die-cutting conventions. A beaded inner border frames the design, while the outer border carries a deceptive or pseudo-inscription, composed of meaningless letter-like elements imitating a formal legend. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length armed figure facing right, rendered in a flat, linear Romanesque style typical of Austrian bracteate-related coinage. The figure's right hand rests upon the scabbard at the hip, while the left hand raises a sword. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, beyond which a pseudo-inscription or deceptive legend border surrounds the entire composition. |
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Leopold III — later canonized in 1485 and adopted as patron saint of Austria — ruled during a period when the Babenberg margraves were aggressively asserting regional authority against both imperial and ecclesiastical rivals. His pfennigs circulated across a territory in active political consolidation, and the thin, broad fabric of these bracteate-adjacent denars is characteristic of Alpine minting practice in the early twelfth century, where silver was hammered to maximize diameter at the expense of depth. CNA B6 distinguishes this type within a series where attribution to specific Babenberg rulers long remained contested among German numismatists.