Catalog
Pfennig Undetermined Friesach minting
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1200-1220 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal effigy of a standing bishop in ecclesiastical vestments, holding a crozier in his right hand and a book in his left. The figure is rendered in a stylized Romanesque manner typical of early 13th-century Austrian coinage. A circular legend appears in the field between two concentric beaded or linear border rings. The composition is characteristic of the episcopal imagery associated with the Friesach minting tradition. |
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| Reverse description | Architectural view of a church building depicted within a crenellated city wall, featuring a central tower flanked by two lateral towers, evoking the distinctive Friesach town iconography. The structure is rendered in a schematic Romanesque style consistent with early 13th-century die-cutting conventions. The entire design is enclosed within a double rope-pattern border ring, a decorative motif frequently employed on Friesacher Pfennige of this period. The architectural composition is characteristic of the civic and ecclesiastical iconography used to identify the Friesach mint. |
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| Mint | Friesach |
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