Catalog
Pfennig unknown ruler
| Issuer | Bishopric of Gurk (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1180-1210 |
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| Weight | 0.96 g |
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| Reverse description | A schematic representation of a church building depicted in the field, rendered in the angular, stylized manner typical of Romanesque ecclesiastical coinage of the period. The structure features a central tower or facade with flanking elements suggestive of side aisles or towers, all contained within a double pearl circle. The design alludes to the cathedral or principal church of the Bishopric of Gurk, serving as the issuing authority's emblem. The overall composition is stark and hieratic, with no legend present. |
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| Mintage | ND (1180-1210) |
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The Bishopric of Gurk was founded in 1072 at the insistence of Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg, carved out of Salzburg's own diocesan territory as a suffragen see. Pfennige attributable to Gurk from this period are rare enough that the issuing bishop cannot be determined with certainty — the CNA attribution acknowledges this openly.