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Denier - Ulrich II
| Issuer | Carinthia, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1182-1202 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Frontal figure of a standing armed knight or duke rendered in a highly schematic manner, holding a sword upright in the right hand. The figure displays broad, angular shoulders and stylized facial features typical of Romanesque die-cutting conventions of the late 12th century. The design is set on a plain, unadorned field with no surrounding legend, characteristic of the anonymous pfennig coinage of the Duchy of Carinthia under Ulrich II. |
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| Mintage | ND (1182-1202) |
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Ulrich II ruled Carinthia during a period when the duchy was caught between competing Babenberg and Wittelsbach ambitions following the extinction of the Spanheim male line's grip on the region. His coinage reflects the fragmented minting authority typical of the late 12th-century Austrian duchies, where local lords struck deniers in silver of variable fineness as central imperial control over coin production remained largely theoretical. The CNA Cb 9 attribution places this piece within a documented but sparsely populated series.