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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 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | An eagle is depicted in the central field, rendered in the characteristic shallow-relief hammered style of the period. The surrounding inscription area, situated between two concentric beaded circles, is populated by decorative ring or annulet devices rather than a legible alphabetic legend, consistent with the anonymous issues of the Carinthian pfennig series attributed to this era. |
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| Mintage | ND (1286-1320) |
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Meinhard II acquired Carinthia in 1286 through a grant from Rudolf of Habsburg, a direct reward for Meinhard's military and political support during Rudolf's consolidation of power against Ottokar II of Bohemia. The overlapping attribution to Otto III, Henry VI, and the Austrian occupation reflects genuine scholarly uncertainty — the region changed hands repeatedly in this period, and die production at St. Veit was not tied cleanly to any single ruler's administration.
The CNA Cb77 classification groups these issues by type rather than by issuer, a practical concession to the documentary silence surrounding individual emission dates.