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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3538918, member: 96898"]Your attribution is absolutely right – your pfennig is Bonhoff 2023 and was struck at the imperial mint in Nuremberg.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem is that different reference works tentatively attribute this coin either to Frederick II, to Konradin, or even to the following years of the Great Interregnum (1254–1273). As far as I know, there is no consensus. Often, it's simply attributed to "1240–1268". This is quite typical in medieval German numismatics – it's still a field with many open questions. A detailed evaluation of more hoard data might yield some clarity. If I were you, I'd provisionally write "Nuremberg, Imperial Mint, mid-13th c." on your tag and wait whether someone publishes new research...</p><p><br /></p><p>These are the other catalogue references apart from Bonhoff:</p><p>- Herbert J. Erlanger: Die Reichsmünzstätte in Nürnberg (1979), no. 67.</p><p>- Sammlung Herbert J. Erlanger: Nürnberg, auction catalogue Bank Leu AG, Zürich (1989), no. 28.</p><p>- Hans Gebhart: Der Münzfund von Hersbruck (1936), no. 34.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a later medieval Bavarian pfennig – the monogram fortunately allows to safely attribute it:</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]940495[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Duchy of Bavaria-Munich, Ernest I and William III, AR pfennig, 1402–1435 AD, Munich mint. Obv: head of monk wearing hood l. Rev: EW in circle. 15mm, 0.46g. Ref: Beierlein 160–165.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3538918, member: 96898"]Your attribution is absolutely right – your pfennig is Bonhoff 2023 and was struck at the imperial mint in Nuremberg. The problem is that different reference works tentatively attribute this coin either to Frederick II, to Konradin, or even to the following years of the Great Interregnum (1254–1273). As far as I know, there is no consensus. Often, it's simply attributed to "1240–1268". This is quite typical in medieval German numismatics – it's still a field with many open questions. A detailed evaluation of more hoard data might yield some clarity. If I were you, I'd provisionally write "Nuremberg, Imperial Mint, mid-13th c." on your tag and wait whether someone publishes new research... These are the other catalogue references apart from Bonhoff: - Herbert J. Erlanger: Die Reichsmünzstätte in Nürnberg (1979), no. 67. - Sammlung Herbert J. Erlanger: Nürnberg, auction catalogue Bank Leu AG, Zürich (1989), no. 28. - Hans Gebhart: Der Münzfund von Hersbruck (1936), no. 34. Here is a later medieval Bavarian pfennig – the monogram fortunately allows to safely attribute it: [SIZE=3][ATTACH=full]940495[/ATTACH] Duchy of Bavaria-Munich, Ernest I and William III, AR pfennig, 1402–1435 AD, Munich mint. Obv: head of monk wearing hood l. Rev: EW in circle. 15mm, 0.46g. Ref: Beierlein 160–165.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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