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Pfennig - Ekbert II
| Issuer | County of Formbach (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1106-1125 |
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| Weight | 0.92 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Count Ekbert II in high relief, depicted with a crown or diadem surmounted by pellets, rendered in the crude but vigorous Romanesque style typical of early twelfth-century Austrian bracteate-related coinage. The face is rendered schematically with prominent eyes and stylized beard, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding field is populated with crescent and pellet ornaments distributed at intervals around the bust, reflecting the decorative conventions of the period. No legible inscription is present, the entire design being concentrated on the powerful central effigy. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized architectural motif depicting a fortified structure or castle with a central tower surmounted by battlements, flanked by two lower round towers, all rendered in bold relief characteristic of Romanesque hammered coinage. The composition is enclosed within a beaded inner border, outside of which a series of large triangular points or spikes radiates toward the irregular flan edge, forming a prominent outer decorative ring. The design is entirely aniconic with no inscription, the architectural type likely referencing a local fortification or seat of comital authority associated with the Formbach dynasty. |
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| Mintage | ND (1106-1125) |
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