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Pfennig - Peter I von Reichenstein
| Issuer | Bishopric of Basel |
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| Year | 1286-1296 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig |
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| Reverse description | Uniface coin; the reverse shows the incuse negative impression of the obverse design, as is standard for thin hammered pfennigs of this period from the Bishopric of Basel. |
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| Mintage | ND (1286-1296) |
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Peter I von Reichenstein's tenure as Bishop of Basel coincided with intense pressure on ecclesiastical minting rights throughout the Upper Rhine region, as secular lords — particularly the Habsburgs — aggressively absorbed coinage privileges from the church during the latter thirteenth century. That this issue exists at all reflects how tenaciously the Bishopric defended its mint at Basel against that encroachment.
HMZ 1#239 is among the thinner-documented episcopal pfennig types of the period, with surviving examples rare enough that die linkage studies remain incomplete.