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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 4207281, member: 56653&quot;]Seems plausible. The first coin is marked as a royal issue (perhaps on the account of the crowned bust) and could point to the royal or imperial function and or closeness to a certain royal or imperial family, rather than an actual contemporary king/emperor, in a manner similar to the spreading of the fleur-de-lys during the 13th century in the French realms. </p><p><br /></p><p>The eagle is also associated with the King of the Romans, even before being acknowledged and crowned as Holy Roman Emperor, Conrad III for instance was never crowned as Emperor of the Holy Empire and ruled as King of Germany (King of the Romans). </p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder what makes the first a Royal pfennig and what differentiates it from the regular dunnpfennige of the time, and whether the difference is functional or just due to the evocative design. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think you might be right or at least in the ballpark with your interpretation, which makes sense also as a royal connection, if not imperial.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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