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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4986050, member: 96898&quot;]It&#039;s Monday! Here are two common and sloppily struck coins from medieval Regensburg in Bavaria.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you do if you are a Bavarian duke and run a joint mint with your local bishop? You simply mint two types, one with him and another with yourself on the obverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197888[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Regensburg, anonymous joint episcopal and ducal issue, AR pfennig, c. 1315–1374 AD. Obv: Head of duke above merlons, between H-O. Rev: Heads of bishop and duke facing within double arcade. 17mm, 0.84g. Ref: Emmerig 246.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1197889[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Regensburg, anonymous joint episcopal and ducal issue, AR pfennig, c. 1315–1374 AD. Obv: Head of bishop within arcade. Rev: Heads of bishop and duke facing within double arcade. 17mm, 0.90g. Ref: Emmerig 248.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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