| 裏面の説明 |
Within a beaded inner circle, a stylized architectural facade is depicted, representing a church or city gate with a central arched portal flanked by two towers, a common type on Friesach pfennigs of the early 13th century. The towers are rendered with crenellations in low relief, and a small lunette or crescent motif appears above the central arch. The reverse field is plain outside the inner circle, and the irregular flan edge is consistent with hammered production. No legend is present on the reverse. |
Friesach pfennigs were the dominant trade coin of the eastern Alpine and Adriatic commercial zones from the late twelfth century onward, accepted well beyond the borders of Carinthia itself — Friesacher Pfennig circulated in Hungary, Slovenia, and along Adriatic trading routes as a de facto regional currency. The attribution "undetermined" here reflects the genuine complexity of Friesach coinage: the town's mint operated simultaneously under the Archbishop of Salzburg, the Dukes of Carinthia, and other local lords, and distinguishing their respective issues often comes down to subtle die characteristics that remain contested among specialists.