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Pfennig - Leopold III
| Issuer | Margraviate of Austria (Duchy of Austria, Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1110-1130 |
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| Weight | 0.98 g |
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| Obverse description | Central design featuring a stylized eagle or bird motif rendered in a primitive Romanesque manner, depicted facing upward within a beaded inner circle. The relief is bold but crudely executed, consistent with early medieval hammered coinage. The surrounding field is plain, bordered by a beaded outer ring following the irregular flan edge. The overall design is characteristic of Austrian Pfennige of the early twelfth century, with flat, expansive flans and schematic artistic treatment. |
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| Reverse description | A standing male figure, identified as Margrave Leopold III, depicted in full frontal view in a highly stylized Romanesque manner. The figure is shown wearing a long garment and holding what appears to be a scepter or staff in one hand and a globus cruciger or similar symbol of authority in the other. The image is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with the irregular flan edge visible beyond. The crude but expressive rendering is typical of early twelfth-century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennige, conveying regal authority through symbolic rather than naturalistic means. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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