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Pfennig - Adalbert of Bohemia
| Issuer | Bishopric of Gurk (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1170-1200 |
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| Reference(s) | CNA#Cq1 (E42) |
| Obverse description | Central design depicts two standing figures flanking a central smaller figure or object, all rendered in a stylized Romanesque manner characteristic of 12th-century Austrian ecclesiastical coinage. The group stands upon a horizontal bar or altar-like base ornamented with four pellets or globules in a row. A cross or rosette device appears above the central grouping, and the entire composition is enclosed within multiple concentric beaded or rope-pattern circles. The overall field is plain, with no legend present. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large stylized letter or architectural motif — likely a bishop's crozier or ecclesiastical initial — rendered in bold, deeply struck relief within a plain field. The design is surrounded by multiple concentric incuse or raised rope-pattern rings, typical of Romanesque bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage of the Bishopric of Gurk. The strike is irregular, consistent with hand-hammered production, and flan irregularities are evident at the edges. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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