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Denier - Albert I Lienz
| Issuer | County of Görz (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1271-1304 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the heraldic eagle of the County of Görz-Gorizia, rendered in Gothic style within a beaded inner circle. The shield is depicted in a pointed Gothic form typical of late 13th-century Central European coinage. Surrounding the central device, a circular uncial legend reads ALBERTVS COMES GORICIE, identifying the issuer as Albert I, Count of Gorizia. The legend is contained between an inner beaded border and an outer toothed rim. The overall die work is characteristic of hammered Austrian deniers of the period, with slightly irregular flan edges. |
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| Mintage | ND (1271-1304) |
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Albert I ruled the County of Görz during a period of intense dynastic competition with the Habsburgs and the Patriarchate of Aquileia for dominance over the Alpine passes and Friulian lowlands. His coinage at Lienz — the Gorizian seat in the upper Drau valley — reflects a minting operation that was politically assertive rather than economically driven, intended to project comital authority across contested territory rather than satisfy any large commercial demand. Surviving examples are correspondingly scarce.
CNA K15 places this type within a small, closely related group of Görz deniers distinguished by subtle die differences that specialists still debate.