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The Sachsenpfennig ("Saxon pfennig"), sometimes called the Wendenpfennig or the Hochrandpfennig ("high rim pfennig"), was a well-known coin of the pfennig type minted in the eastern part of the Stem Duchy of Saxony during the 10th and 11th centuries.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: Carolingian monetary system, Carolingian pound, Coin, Coin of account, Coinage of Saxony, Denarius, Dieter Geuenich, Dirham, Duchy of Saxony, Hacksilver, Heiko Steuer, Heinrich Beck (philologist), Ingot, Johannes Hoops, Münzfuß, Münzmeister, Numismatics, Obol (coin), Orient, Otto Adelheid Pfennig, Pfennig, Roman Empire, Saxony, Scandinavia, Schilling (unit), Slavs, Solidus (coin), Talent (measurement), Vikings, Wends.

  2. History of Saxony
  3. Pfennig

Carolingian monetary system

The Carolingian monetary system, also called the Carolingian coinage system at britannica.com. Sachsenpfennig and Carolingian monetary system are coins of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Carolingian pound

The Carolingian pound (pondus Caroli, Karlspfund), also called Charlemagne's pound or the Charlemagne pound, was a unit of weight that emerged during the reign of Charlemagne.

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Coin

A coin is a small object, usually round and flat, used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender.

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Coin of account

A coin of account is a unit of money that does not exist as an actual coin (that is, a metal disk) but is used in figuring prices or other amounts of money.

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Coinage of Saxony

The history of Saxon coinage or Meissen-Saxon coinage comprises three major periods: the high medieval regional pfennig period (bracteate period), the late medieval pfennig period and the thaler period, which ended with the introduction of the mark in 1871/72. Sachsenpfennig and coinage of Saxony are coins of the Holy Roman Empire and history of Saxony.

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Denarius

The denarius (dēnāriī) was the standard Roman silver coin from its introduction in the Second Punic War to the reign of Gordian III (AD 238–244), when it was gradually replaced by the antoninianus. Sachsenpfennig and denarius are silver coins.

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Dieter Geuenich

Dieter Geuenich (born 17 February 1943) is a German historian who specializes in the history of Germanic peoples.

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Dirham

The dirham, dirhem or drahm (درهم) is a unit of currency and of mass. Sachsenpfennig and dirham are silver coins.

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Duchy of Saxony

The Duchy of Saxony (Hartogdom Sassen, Herzogtum Sachsen) was originally the area settled by the Saxons in the late Early Middle Ages, when they were subdued by Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 772 and incorporated into the Carolingian Empire (Francia) by 804.

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Hacksilver

Hacksilver (sometimes referred to as hacksilber) consists of fragments of cut and bent silver items that were used as bullion or as currency by weight during the Middle Ages.

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Heiko Steuer

Heiko Steuer (born 30 October 1939) is a German archaeologist, notable for his research into social and economic history in early Europe.

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Heinrich Beck (philologist)

Heinrich Beck (born 2 April 1929 – 5 June 2019) was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies.

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Ingot

An ingot is a piece of relatively pure material, usually metal, that is cast into a shape suitable for further processing.

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Johannes Hoops

Johannes Hoops (born 20 July 1865 - 14 April 1949) was a German philologist who was Professor of English philology at the University of Heidelberg.

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Münzfuß

A Münzfuß is an historical term, used especially in the Holy Roman Empire, for an official minting or coinage standard that determines how many coins of a given type were to be struck from a specified unit of weight of precious metal (the Münzgrundgewicht or coin base weight).

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Münzmeister

In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the head or manager of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie.

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Numismatics

Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects.

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Obol (coin)

The obol (ὀβολός, obolos, also ὀβελός (obelós), ὀβελλός (obellós), ὀδελός (odelós). "nail, metal spit"; obolus) was a form of ancient Greek currency and weight.

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Orient

The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world.

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Otto Adelheid Pfennig

The Otto Adelheid Pfennig (OAP) was a German coin type bearing the names of Emperor Otto III of the Holy Roman Empire and his grandmother Adelaide of Burgundy (Athalhet), which was minted soon after 983 as a regional ''pfennig'' in the Harz region. Sachsenpfennig and Otto Adelheid Pfennig are coins of the Holy Roman Empire, pfennig and silver coins.

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Pfennig

The pfennig (. 'pfennigs' or 'pfennige'; symbol pf or ₰) or penny is a former German coin or note, which was the official currency from the 9th century until the introduction of the euro in 2002. While a valuable coin during the Middle Ages, it lost its value through the years and was the minor coin of the Mark currencies in the German Reich, West Germany and East Germany, and the reunified Germany until the introduction of the euro.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Saxony

Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic.

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Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples.

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Schilling (unit)

As well as being the name of a coin, the Schilling was an historical unit in three areas of measurement: numbers, volume and weight.

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Slavs

The Slavs or Slavic people are groups of people who speak Slavic languages.

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Solidus (coin)

The solidus (Latin 'solid';: solidi) or nomisma (νόμισμα, nómisma, 'coin') was a highly pure gold coin issued in the Later Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire.

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Talent (measurement)

The talent (Ancient Greek: τάλαντον, talanton, Latin talentum) was a unit of weight used in the ancient world, often used for weighing gold and silver, but also mentioned in connection with other metals, ivory, and frankincense.

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Vikings

Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.

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Wends

Wends (Winedas; Vindar; Wenden, Winden; Vendere; Vender; Wendowie, Wendové) is a historical name for Slavs who inhabited present-day northeast Germany.

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See also

History of Saxony

Pfennig

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachsenpfennig

Also known as Hochrandpfennig, Wendenpfennig.