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Pfennig - Unknown ruler St. Veit
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1300 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a heraldic eagle in the field, a common charge on Carinthian pfennigs of the period referencing the ducal and imperial symbolism of the region. The design is struck in intaglio as the complement of the obverse impression, typical of the single-die bracteate-influenced hammered technique employed at St. Veit an der Glan. Details are partially obscured due to weak strike and flan irregularity. |
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| Mint | St. Veit an der Glan |
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St. Veit an der Glan served as the ducal capital of Carinthia and its principal mint through much of the medieval period, a status it held until Klagenfurt gradually eclipsed it in administrative importance during the sixteenth century. Attribution to a specific ruler is complicated by the overlapping Habsburgs, their rivals, and the intermittent pledging of Carinthia to creditors — the duchy changed effective hands multiple times around 1300 without always changing its coinage.
CNA Cb116 places this type within a cluster of bracteate-influenced pfennigs whose issuing authority remains contested among specialists.