Pfennig - Leopold III

Issuer	Margraviate of Austria (Duchy of Austria, Austrian States)
Year	1110-1130
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Shape	Round (irregular)
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Obverse description	Long cross with beaded arms dividing the field into four quarters, each containing a symbol or letter; the quadrants display crescent-like ornaments and what appear to be triangular or arrow-like devices. The overall design is rendered in the bold, somewhat crude relief characteristic of early medieval Austrian hammered coinage. A beaded inner circle frames the central cross motif, and the irregular flan edge bears traces of a beaded border.
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Reverse description	Armored bust of Margrave Leopold III facing right, depicted in profile wearing a helmet or crown, and holding what appears to be a lance or scepter over the right shoulder. The figure is rendered in the stylized, high-relief manner typical of early twelfth-century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage. A beaded inner circle surrounds the effigy, with cross pattée or star-like ornaments visible in the surrounding field. The flan is irregular and the strike slightly off-center, consistent with hand-hammered production of the period.
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