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1423, Augsburg (Prince-Bishopric), Bukhard/Frederick II. Silver Pfennig Coin. About VF!

Condition: About VF! Mint Place: Augsburg Reference: Steinhilber 157. Mint Period: 1373-1423 AD Denomination: Pfennig (uniface issue) Ruler (Prince-Bishop): Burkhard (1373-1404) or Frederick II (1414-1423). Diameter: 14mm Material: Silver Weight: 0.4gm

Obverse: Facing bust of bishop, flanked by crozier and pine cone.

Reverse: Blank (as usual for this uniface issue).

The Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg (German: Fürstbistum Augsburg; Hochstift Augsburg) was one of the prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, and belonged to the Swabian Circle. It should not be confused with the larger diocese of Augsburg, over which the prince-bishop exercised only spiritual authority.

The city of Augsburg proper, after it gained free imperial status, was a separate entity and constitutionally and politically independent of the prince-bishopric of the same name. The prince-bishopric covered some 2365 km2 and had approximately 100,000 inhabitants at the time it was annexed to Bavaria in the course of the German mediatization.