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1 Pfennig - Ottokar II von Böhmen
| Issuer | Austria, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1251-1276 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | A multi-pointed star or rosette motif set within a circular ring of stylized leaves or pellets, creating a decorative annular border around the central device. The star is rendered in low relief with radiating points, consistent with the heraldic vocabulary of 13th-century Austrian pfennig coinage. The overall composition is symmetrical and fills the compact flan, with no accompanying legend. The design is characteristic of the CNA B 171 type attributed to the reign of Ottokar II in the Duchy of Austria. |
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| Mintage | ND (1251-1276) |
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Ottokar II ruled the Duchy of Austria from 1251 after the Babenberg line died out, eventually controlling a territorial bloc stretching from Bohemia to the Adriatic — the largest realm in Central Europe at the time. His monetary administration consolidated regional minting practices, though the small bracteate-influenced pfennigs of his Austrian issues circulated alongside those of neighboring duchies with little formal differentiation. His ambitions ultimately cost him: Rudolf of Habsburg defeated and killed him at the Battle on the Marchfeld in 1278, two years after this issue's terminus.