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Pfennig - Otto II of Merania or Thierry of Lyskirch Villach
| Issuer | Bishopric of Bamberg (German States) |
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| Year | 1183-1202 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Bracteate-style hammered silver pfennig struck with a single obverse die, producing a mirror impression on the reverse. The central design features an architectural motif, likely a stylized tower or gate surmounted by a cross or trefoil finial, flanked by columnar elements. A beaded inner circle encloses the main device, itself surrounded by a plain outer border following the irregular flan edge. Small pellets or globular ornaments appear in the lower field, characteristic of late 12th-century Bamberg episcopal coinage. The design reflects the Romanesque artistic conventions typical of German ecclesiastical mints of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ER*CNS[*S] |
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