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Pfennig - Rudolf von Hohenegg or later Friesach
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1286-1320 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse shows the incuse mirror impression characteristic of thin hammered pfennig coinage of this type, where the obverse design registers in negative relief on the reverse due to the single-die striking technique used for bracteate or near-bracteate issues. The surface is uneven and shows natural flow lines from the hammering process. No deliberate design or legend is present on this side. The irregular flan edges are visible, reflecting hand-cut blank preparation typical of medieval Austrian mint production. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Friesach pfennigs occupy a peculiar place in medieval monetary history — struck in the Carinthian town of Friesach from the mid-twelfth century onward, they became the dominant trade coin across much of the central European interior for nearly two centuries, widely imitated by neighboring lords who found the type too commercially useful to ignore. Rudolf von Hohenegg served as Archbishop of Salzburg from 1284 to 1290, placing the earliest possible strikes of this CNA Ca78 type at the very tail end of his tenure.
The "or later" attribution reflects ongoing scholarly difficulty in assigning bracteate-adjacent thin pfennigs to specific archiepiscopal reigns without documentary corroboration.