Catalog
Pfennig - unknown ruler Friesach
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1300-1340 |
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| Diameter | 16 mm |
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| Obverse description | Within a lozenge-shaped frame, a stylized eagle displayed with spread wings occupies the upper portion of the design, rendered in low relief in the characteristic Friesach bracteate tradition. Below the eagle, a clasp or brooch motif with leaf-shaped or trilobate ends is prominently depicted at the center of the lozenge. The overall composition is set within a plain inner border formed by the diamond-shaped framing device, with the flan exhibiting the typical irregular, ragged edge of hammered medieval coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is essentially blank, as is characteristic of a bracteate-style thin hammered pfennig, showing only faint incuse impressions of the obverse design visible through the thin silver flan. The surface is heavily worn and exhibits irregular metal flow typical of medieval hammered coinage of this period. No distinct design elements or legends are discernible. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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