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Pfennig - Rudolf von Hohenegg or later Friesach
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1286-1320 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig |
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| Obverse description | Two pointed towers joined by an arched gable surmounted by a cross, rendered in the schematic architectural style characteristic of Friesach pfennigs. Beneath the gable, the facing heads of a crowned double eagle are depicted in low relief, their features boldly stylized. The design occupies the full flan with no surrounding legend. The coin is struck on a thin, irregularly shaped hammered planchet typical of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1286-1320) |
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Friesach pfennigs were among the most widely circulated coins in central Europe during the High Middle Ages, accepted across trade routes stretching from the Adriatic to Bohemia. The type attributed to Rudolf von Hohenegg — who held the see from 1284 to 1290 — sits at the tail end of that dominance, minted as Friesach's monetary influence was already being displaced by the rising Wiener Pfennig. Attribution within this series is notoriously difficult; CNA Ca59 covers a span of decades precisely because die evidence rarely resolves to a single issuing archbishop.