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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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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | A stylized architectural facade featuring a brick-coursed wall with a central arched gateway occupies the lower portion of the reverse field. Above the facade, two frontal busts face outward, flanking a central area adorned with three pellets. A large six-pointed star appears prominently above the busts, itself flanked by two small crosses. The entire design is enclosed within a double beaded circle border. |
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| Mintage | ND (1200-1230) |
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Friesach pfennigs were among the most commercially important coins in the medieval Central European trade network, circulated far beyond their Alpine origin into the Balkans and the Levant — crusader accounts record their use as far as the Holy Land. The Peilenstein attribution places this piece within a contested minting geography: Peilenstein castle, held by the Bishops of Freising, operated as a secondary mint drawing directly on Friesach's established weight standard rather than local authority.
The CNA Cq36 classification groups several die variants whose precise attribution remains unsettled among specialists.