Germany, Nuremberg (Nürnberg), royal mint, Frederick I Barbarossa (1152-90), thin pfennig (Dünnpfennig).
Obv. within a hexalobe, a swan (?) in the centre in the form of the letter S, eight-ray stars in the lobes, and lobes with rings in the outer margin. Semibracteate with traces of Vierschlag.
Rv. the emperor enthroned facing with a sword resting on his right shoulder, a rosette on the right.
Silver, 0.68 g, 23.9 mm. Erlanger 19; Slg. Gaettens 1502; Slg. Allertseder II/563. Very rare.
Grade: VF, toned.
