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Pfennig unknown ruler
| Issuer | Bishopric of Gurk (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1200-1228 |
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| Weight | 0.7 g |
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| Obverse description | Half-length frontal effigy of a bishop depicted to the hip, holding a crosier in the right hand and a book in the left, rendered in the schematic Romanesque style characteristic of early 13th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced coinage. The figure is enclosed within a beaded or rope-like inner border. The overall design is bold and hieratic, with minimal fine detail owing to the hammered technique. |
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| Reverse description | A frontal secular bust is depicted between three towers, each rendered schematically in the Romanesque manner. Above the central tower a star and a cross are placed, serving as heraldic or devotional devices. The composition is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with the design elements arranged symmetrically in the field. The style is consistent with early 13th-century hammered coinage of the Carinthian ecclesiastical mints. |
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| Mintage | ND (1200-1228) |
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