Catalog
Pfennig Undetermined Friesach marks, Peilenstein
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1200-1230 |
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| Diameter | 19 mm |
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| Reverse description | Stylized church facade depicted with a central nave surmounted by a pointed gabled roof flanked by two towers, each capped with a finial; a dot and cross motif appears above the roofline. The eaves of the nave curve upward in horn-like projections, and four ring or pellet ornaments are set into the brick or ashlar wall of the facade. The design is enclosed within a double beaded circle, consistent with Friesacher Pfennig architectural reverse types of the early 13th century. |
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| Mintage | ND (1200-1230) |
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Friesach pfennigs were among the most widely circulated silver coins in Central Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, accepted across trade routes stretching from the Alpine passes into the Levantine markets. The Peilenstein mint operated under episcopal rather than ducal authority for much of this period, which complicates attribution — the "undetermined marks" designation reflects a genuine scholarly impasse, not a cataloging gap that later research has resolved.
CNA Cq27 sits in a cluster of closely related bracteate-influenced pfennig types where die linkage studies have so far failed to produce clean mint assignments.