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Pfennig Undetermined Friesach marks, Peilenstein
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1200-1230 |
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| Weight | 0.99 g |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal effigy of a standing bishop, vested in ecclesiastical robes, holding a crozier in his right hand and a cross-staff in his left. The figure is rendered in the flat, linear style characteristic of early 13th-century Friesacher Pfennige. A circular Latin legend partially preserved as [---]S EPS (abbreviated form of Episcopus, denoting a bishop) is inscribed between two concentric beaded or linear circles framing the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | [---]S EPS |
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Friesach pfennigs from this period were among the most widely circulated coins in central and southeastern Europe, used extensively in trade routes running through the eastern Alpine passes into Hungary and the Balkans. The Peilenstein mint, operating under Carinthian ducal authority, was one of several regional mints producing to the Friesach standard — a weight and fineness that became so trusted it was accepted far beyond its issuing territory, appearing in hoards as distant as Transylvania and the Levant.
The CNA Cq14 classification places this piece among issues with unattributed Friesach-style marks, meaning die linkage to a specific mint master or sequence has not been firmly established.