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Pfennig - Meinhard St. Veit
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1286-1295 |
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| Weight | 0.75 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a broad, shallow relief consistent with the uniface or near-uniface character of this Pfennig type, showing the incuse or ghosted impression of the obverse architectural design as seen from behind the flan. The surface is largely flat with faint undulating contours and scattered die flow lines, as expected from hammered silver coinage of this period. No distinct secondary design or legend is present; the overall appearance is that of a plain reverse typical of small medieval pfennigs struck at St. Veit an der Glan during the reign of Meinhard II of Carinthia. |
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| Mint | St. Veit (Sankt Veit an der Glan) |
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Meinhard II of Gorz-Tirol acquired Carinthia in 1286 as a direct reward from Rudolf of Habsburg, who needed a powerful ally to consolidate control over the southeastern Alpine territories following the defeat of Ottokar II of Bohemia at the Battle on the Marchfeld. The St. Veit mint — Carinthia's traditional ducal minting seat — resumed production almost immediately under Meinhard's administration, making this pfennig one of the earliest coinages struck under his Carinthian authority.