Catalog
Pfennig - Otakar III or IV Enns
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1164-1192 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (976-1278) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust turned slightly to the left, depicting a ruler with hair swept back and rendered in stylized linear strokes, set within a double concentric circle of pellets forming the border. The effigy occupies the central field with no legend, executed in the bold, schematic manner characteristic of Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennigs of the late 12th century. The hair falls in curved strands around the face, lending a dynamic quality to the otherwise frontal presentation. |
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| Reverse description | An angel or winged figure depicted in profile facing right, holding a cross, rendered in low relief in the schematic Romanesque style typical of Austrian pfennigs of this period. The figure is contained within a concentric double border of pellets, with no surrounding legend. The design is boldly struck though somewhat flat, consistent with the hammered technique and irregular flan characteristic of this coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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