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Pfennig - Dietrich
| Issuer | County of Formbach (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1127-1140 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Pseudo-epigraphic legend surrounds the central device, composed of imitation letterforms without intelligible meaning. The field features four multi-spoked wheel-like stars arranged symmetrically in a cruciform pattern, each enclosed within a beaded or pearl border. The overall design reflects the Romanesque decorative vocabulary typical of early 12th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced coinage, executed with irregular hammered technique giving the flan a characteristically uneven outline. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two centaurs depicted in profile, facing one another in a heraldic confronted arrangement within a plain inner circle. The figures are rendered in the schematic, stylized manner characteristic of Romanesque medieval die-cutting, with bodies shown in lateral view. Small pellets are visible in the field between and around the figures, serving as decorative fillers. The overall composition reflects the mythological iconographic tradition prevalent in 12th-century Central European feudal coinage. |
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