Pfennig - Otto II of Merania or Thierry of Lyskirch Villach

Issuer Bishopric of Bamberg (German States)
Year 1183-1202
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Denier (1 Pfennig)
Currency Denier
Composition Silver
Weight 1.06 g
Diameter 20 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered (bracteate)
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
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Reference(s) CNA#Cd3
Obverse description Bust of a bishop with a crozier in his right hand and a book in his left. Inscription around the outside between two circles.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering ER*CNS[*S]
Reverse description Church facade with a cross above the gable and two slender towers on either side. The facade features four rings (without dots); the gable is filled with rings. A double beaded circle adorns the exterior.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (1183-1202) - -
Numisquare ID 9818364550
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