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Pfennig - Leopold III
| Issuer | Margraviate of Austria (Duchy of Austria, Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1110-1136 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (976-1278) |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a spread eagle displayed with wings raised, rendered in bold relief in the Romanesque style typical of early medieval Austrian coinage. Below the eagle, a facing human mask or head is shown in low relief, a characteristic heraldic device of the period. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with a partial legend running along the outer periphery, largely illegible due to the irregular flan and die wear. The overall composition is crude but vigorous, consistent with hammered bracteate-influenced pfennig production of the early twelfth century. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a standing figure, likely a margrave or ecclesiastical authority, shown in three-quarter or frontal stance with robes rendered in stylized drapery folds characteristic of Romanesque numismatic art. The figure appears to hold a sceptre or staff in one hand, with the overall design enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A partial Latin legend surrounds the outer field, though the irregular flan and die shift render most lettering fragmentary and difficult to transcribe. The strike is typical of early twelfth-century Austrian hammered coinage, with uneven relief and a somewhat off-center placement. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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