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Pfennig - Otto II of Freising Gutenwert
| Issuer | Bishopric of Freising (German States) |
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| Year | 1184-1220 |
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| Currency | Pfennig |
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| Reverse description | A head in profile facing left, positioned above a T-shaped tau cross; an eight-pointed star occupies each of the four angles formed by the cross arms, creating a symmetrical heraldic composition. The entire design is enclosed within a double ring of beads (pearl border), a hallmark of Bavarian ecclesiastical bracteate-style pfennigs of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1184-1220) |
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Freising's bishops struck bracteate-style pfennigs throughout the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries under episcopal mint rights formally confirmed during the broader reorganization of Bavarian ecclesiastical coinage. Otto II held the Freising see from 1184 until his death in 1220, and coins attributed to his tenure at Gutenwert represent one of the few documented mint sites operating under his direct authority in this period. The CNA Cj1b attribution is a tight classification — small deviations in die cutting across this type make clean attributions genuinely difficult.