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Pfennig - Meinhard II, Otto III, Austrian occupation or Henry VI St. Veit
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1286-1320 |
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| Reference(s) | CNA#Cb73 |
| Obverse description | Central field features a small dot or rosette from which the design radiates outward. Arranged alternately around this central element are two outward-facing fleurs-de-lis (lilies) and two crescent moons, each accompanied by a rosette, forming a symmetrical quatrefoil-like composition. The design is enclosed within a beaded or plain inner border, typical of the bracteate-influenced Pfennig coinage of the Carinthian region. The flan is irregular and slightly concave, consistent with hammered medieval silver coinage of the late 13th to early 14th century. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized eagle displayed occupies the central field, rendered in the bold, schematic style characteristic of medieval Austrian regional coinage. The eagle is surrounded by a series of annulets or ring ornaments arranged in a circular pattern around it, framing the motif within the confined flan. The striking is typical of hammered bracteate-style Pfennig production, resulting in a shallow, somewhat indistinct relief on an irregularly shaped silver flan. No legend or inscription is present. |
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Carinthia passed to the Habsburgs in 1276 when Rudolf I defeated Ottokar II of Bohemia, but the region's coinage remained administratively tangled for decades — Meinhard II of Tyrol held the duchy from 1286, and after his death in 1295 it cycled through the hands named in this attribution before Habsburg consolidation took firmer hold. The St. Veit mint, long the principal striking facility for Carinthian issues, continued operating under each successive authority with little interruption, which is precisely why attribution to a specific ruler within this range requires die study rather than type alone.