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Pfennig - Dietrich
| Issuer | County of Formbach (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1130-1140 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bracteate-style hammered silver pfennig displaying a bold architectural cross dividing the field into four quadrants, with a central wheel or rosette motif at the intersection. The arms of the cross terminate in stepped or crenellated forms, evoking Romanesque architectural ornament. Pseudo-inscriptions or debased letter-forms occupy the surrounding field, arranged in a roughly circular fashion. The flan is irregular and shows characteristic hammer-struck planishing marks along the broad, thin edges. |
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| Reverse script | Pseudo-Latin |
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The Counts of Formbach held territory along the Inn River in what is now Lower Bavaria and Upper Austria, but the dynasty was effectively extinguished by the early twelfth century as lands passed through inheritance to the Counts of Andechs and later to the Babenbergs. Issues attributable to this window — tied to the name Dietrich — fall within the last coherent period of independent Formbach authority before that absorption was complete.