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Pfennig - Leopold III, Leopold IV or Henry II
| Issuer | Margraviate of Austria (Duchy of Austria, Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1130-1140 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising a stylized architectural or ecclesiastical motif: a domed arch decorated with a row of pellets along its upper curve, surmounted by a patriarchal or processional cross with flared terminals. Two columnar or torch-like elements flank the central composition on either side. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with a further outer border bearing traces of a degraded Latin legend. The flan is irregular and the striking somewhat flat, consistent with mid-12th-century Austrian hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse description | An armored knight on horseback advancing to the right, rendered in a bold, schematic style typical of Romanesque die-cutting. The rider wears a conical helmet and carries a lance or sword raised in the right hand, while the horse is depicted in full stride. The equestrian figure is contained within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a border enclosing the remnants of a partially legible Latin marginal legend. The flan is irregular, with some weakness at the edges characteristic of hammered medieval bracteate-era pfennigs. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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