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Pfennig - Meinhard II, Otto III, Austrian occupation or Henri VI Völkermarkt
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1290-1320 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (800-1500) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a stylized architectural element, likely a church facade or gate, rendered in low relief with a pointed gable or roof form surmounted by a small cross or finial. Flanking the structure are two confronted heraldic panthers or lions, their bodies facing inward in a symmetrical arrangement typical of late medieval Austrian bracteate-influenced coinage. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, itself surrounded by a plain outer rim. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-struck hammered production. The overall style reflects the rough but expressive workmanship characteristic of Carinthian Pfennige of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a mounted knight or duke in profile facing right, seated upon a horse shown in full stride, representing the ruling authority in the chivalric tradition common to Carinthian and Styrian coinage of the period. The figure appears to wear a crown or helmet and carries a lance or sceptre, the overall composition enclosed within a beaded inner border. Below the horse, remnants of a ground line are faintly discernible. The design is enclosed within a plain outer rim, the flan showing characteristic irregular edges and surface patination consistent with hammered silver coinage of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. Partial lettering appears along the lower margin, corresponding to the recorded reverse legend. |
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| Mintage | ND (1290-1320) |
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