Catalog
Pfennig unknown ruler
| Issuer | Bishopric of Gurk (Austrian States) |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Central device featuring an architectural or ecclesiastical motif, possibly a stylized tower or church facade rendered in low relief, consistent with the iconographic conventions of medieval Austrian episcopal pfennigs. The design is surrounded by a partial beaded or plain border, partially obscured by the irregular flan. The overall execution is characteristic of crude hammered die work of the Gurk bishopric. No legible inscription is discernible. |
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| Mintage | ND |
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The Bishopric of Gurk, founded in 1072 by Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg, operated as a suffragan see whose episcopal coinage authority was intermittent and frequently contested by Salzburg's archbishops. Attribution of individual pfennig issues to specific bishops remains unresolved for much of the medieval period, which is why this piece carries no ruler designation — the die evidence simply hasn't been matched to a documented episcopate with confidence.