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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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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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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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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Leopold III — later canonized in 1485 and named patron saint of Austria — ruled during a period when the Babenberg margraves were consolidating authority and expanding their ecclesiastical patronage aggressively. The bracteate-style pennies of this period were produced at a handful of Austrian mints whose precise locations remain disputed among specialists. CNA B8 is among the thinner-documented Babenberg types, and attribution to Leopold III rather than adjacent reigns rests primarily on stylistic die analysis rather than documentary evidence.