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Pfennig - Ulrich III Völkermarkt
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1256-1269 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of an angel with spread wings rising above a crenellated or toothed chevron bar (rafter), beneath which is enclosed a six-pointed star. The entire central device is contained within two concentric raised beaded or plain circular borders, creating a strong visual frame against the flat field. The design is executed in the bold, low-relief style characteristic of medieval Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennigs. No legend is present. |
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| Reverse description | As a hammered bracteate-style pfennig, the reverse displays an incuse mirror impression of the obverse type, showing the angel bust and toothed rafter in negative relief, typical of thin medieval silver coinage of the Carinthian duchy. |
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Ulrich III ruled Carinthia during a period of acute dynastic instability — the duchy had passed through multiple hands across the preceding decades, and his tenure was marked by ongoing conflict with Ottokar II of Bohemia, who would eventually absorb Carinthia entirely after the Babenberg line collapsed. The Völkermarkt mint, situated on the Drava river in the duchy's south, was one of several regional striking facilities Ulrich operated to assert territorial control through coinage.
CNA Cb27 is a bracteate-influenced pfennig of the southern Alpine type. Thin fabric and wide flans were characteristic of this regional tradition rather than any production defect.