Pfennig Unknown Danubian mint

Issuer	Duchy of Austria (Austrian States)
Year	1160-1180
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Currency	Pfennig (976-1278)
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Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	n R
Reverse description	Central field presents a standing figure, likely a margrave or ecclesiastical dignitary, shown in frontal view with robes rendered in a flat, stylized manner consistent with Romanesque die engraving. The figure appears to hold a sceptre or staff in one hand, with a schematic architectural element or church facade visible to the right side of the field. The composition is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, itself surrounded by a further beaded outer border, a typical framing device for Danubian bracteate-influenced pfennige of this period. The legend around the periphery is largely illegible, consistent with the crude lettering and irregular flan characteristic of this series. The die work reflects the provincial craftsmanship associated with an unknown Danubian mint active during the reign of the early Babenberg dukes.
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