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Pfennig - Ulrich III Windischgrätz
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1256-1269 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig |
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| Obverse description | Central design depicting a stylized fortified tower or castle facade with multiple merlons and crenellations, rendered in a highly schematic Romanesque manner typical of 13th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennigs. The architectural motif rises from a plain baseline and is surmounted by a rounded finial or dome, flanked by lateral turret-like projections. The entire design is contained within a plain raised inner circle set against a flat, unadorned field. No legend is present; the composition relies entirely on the bold heraldic architectural device as the primary identifying element. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the same architectural tower or castle motif as seen on the obverse, characteristic of a uniface or near-uniface hammered pfennig of this period where the design strikes through to create a mirror impression. The incuse rendering shows the crenellated parapet and central rounded finial, with the surrounding field exhibiting the typical flat, plain surface of a thin hammered silver coin. The irregular flan edge and uneven strike are consistent with hand-hammered production of the Carinthian mint in the mid-13th century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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