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Pfennig - Unknown ruler Friesach
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1330 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicting a seated or enthroned figure facing forward, flanked by two smaller figures or attendants on either side, rendered in the crude, high-relief style characteristic of medieval Friesach pfennigs. Pellets or globular ornaments are distributed around the central composition, serving as decorative field elements. The flan is irregularly shaped with a scalloped or lobed edge typical of hammered coinage from this period and mint. No legible legend is present, consistent with anonymous issues of the Carinthian duchy. The overall die work reflects the provincial engraving conventions of the early fourteenth-century Austrian minting tradition. |
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| Reverse description | Central motif depicting a stylized eagle displayed, with wings spread and head turned, executed in the bold, schematic manner characteristic of hammered Friesach pfennigs of the early fourteenth century. The eagle type is a well-established heraldic device associated with the Duchy of Carinthia and its coinage tradition. The flan presents the same irregular, scalloped periphery as the obverse, resulting from the hammered striking technique on a roughly prepared planchet. The field surrounding the eagle is plain and unadorned, with no encircling legend. Significant die wear and metal flow are evident, consistent with the modest technical standards of provincial Austrian coinage of this era. |
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| Mint | Friesach Mint |
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