1250-1300, Strassbourg (Prince-Bishopric), Heinrich III von Staleck. Silver Pfennig Coin. PCGS AU-58!

Mint Place: Offenburg
Denomination: Pfennig
Mint Period: ca. 1250-1300 AD
Reference: de Mey 38, Nessel 93.
Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as AU-58!
Ruler: Heinrich III von Stahleck, (1243 - March 4, 1260)
Weight: ca. 0.5gm
Diameter: 15mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Gated wall with a tower, flanked by stars.

Reverse: Bishop’s bust holding orb and cross.

The Prince-Bishopric of Strassburg (German: Fürstbistum Straßburg) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the 13th century until 1803. During the late 17th century, most of its territory was annexed by France; this consisted of the areas on the left bank of the Rhine, around the towns of Saverne, Molsheim, Benfeld, Dachstein, Dambach, Dossenheim-Kochersberg, Erstein, Kästenbolz, Rhinau, and the Mundat (consisting of Rouffach, Soultz, and Eguisheim). The annexations were recognized by the Holy Roman Empire in the Treaty of Ryswick of 1697. Only the part of the state that was to the right of the Rhine remained; it consisted of areas around the towns of Oberkirch, Ettenheim, and Oppenau. The remaining territory was secularized to Baden in 1803.