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Pfennig 'Vierzipfliger'
| Issuer | Fraumünster, Abbey of |
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| Year | 1251-1300 |
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| Weight | 0.38 g |
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| Obverse description | Janus-like conjoined facing busts of the patron saints Felix and Regula, depicted side by side in a Romanesque style within a beaded inner circle. The two faces share a single neck and are rendered in a crude but expressive manner characteristic of medieval Swiss bracteate-related coinage. The legend ZVRICH appears around the field, identifying the issuing city. The irregular flan displays the characteristic four-pinched ('Vierzipfliger') form typical of Zurich pfennigs of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Blank, uniface strike. The reverse shows no design or inscription, displaying only the incuse impression of the obverse die as a result of the thin hammered flan typical of this type of medieval bracteate-style pfennig. |
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| Mintage | ND (1251-1300) |
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