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Pfennig 'Vierzipfeliger Pfennig'
| Issuer | City of Solothurn |
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| Year | 1370 |
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| Reference(s) | HMZ 1#450a, Slg. Wüthr#105 |
| Obverse description | Facing bust of St. Ursus, patron saint of the city of Solothurn, depicted in chain mail armor, rendered in a stylized medieval manner within a raised beaded or rope border. The face is shown frontally with schematic features typical of 14th-century Swiss bracteate-style coinage. The letters S and O, abbreviating Solothurn, appear flanking the bust in the field to left and right respectively. The overall design is characteristic of the small hammered Vierzipfeliger Pfennig type, struck on a thin, irregular square flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | S O |
| Reverse description | Blank incuse impression resulting from the single-die hammered striking technique typical of thin bracteate-style pfennigs of the period. No design, legend, or devices are present on this side. |
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