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Pfennig Anonymous
| Issuer | County of Formbach (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1140-1165 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large stylized multi-petalled rosette or wheel motif radiating from a central boss, with alternating leaf-shaped and pointed rays extending outward, each ray interspersed with small annulets or pellets arranged in groups. The overall design is executed in bold relief consistent with Romanesque die-cutting traditions. A beaded or cable inner border separates the central device from the surrounding legend area, which is filled with a continuous series of stylized pseudo-inscription or decorative letter-like elements in the outer field. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, characteristic of hand-struck medieval Austrian bracteate-related coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicting a schematic frontal bust or facing figure, likely a bishop or count, rendered in a crude but forceful Romanesque style with discernible facial features and a suggested headdress or mitre; the figure is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. Surrounding the central device is a broad border area filled with a continuous sequence of annulets and stylized pseudo-letters or decorative elements, mirroring the decorative vocabulary of the obverse. The overall strike is somewhat weak and uneven, with die shift visible at the periphery, consistent with hand-hammered production on an irregularly shaped flan. No legible inscription is present, reflecting the anonymous nature of this issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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