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Pfennig unknown ruler
| Issuer | Bishopric of Gurk (Austrian States) |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of a bishop in pontifical vestments, flanked by two crossed swords extending diagonally outward; a six-pointed star appears above the figure in the upper field. The design is rendered in a bold, stylized medieval manner characteristic of Austrian ecclesiastical coinage, with the motifs contained within a beaded or toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust of a bishop in pontifical vestments depicted between two towers, the whole surmounted by a central tower flanked by two equal-armed crosses in the upper field. The composition is arranged symmetrically within a beaded border, conveying the ecclesiastical and architectural symbolism typical of medieval Austrian bishop's pfennigs. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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