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1 Pfennig - Rudolf I Graz
| Issuer | Styria, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1276-1281 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Crowned facing bust of Duke Rudolf I rendered in a simplified, archaic style typical of 13th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennigs. The crowned head is depicted frontally with rudimentary facial features, set within the coin field with the partial legend RVD OLF disposed to either side of the effigy. The crown is rendered with a crenellated outline above the ruler's head. The overall design is characteristic of the hammered coinage of the Styrian duchy under Habsburg rule. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Rudolf I of Habsburg seized the Duchy of Styria from Ottokar II of Bohemia following the Battle of Marchfeld in 1278, one of the most consequential engagements in medieval Central European history. The Graz mint operated under his authority during the consolidation period that followed, as Rudolf worked to assert Habsburgcontrol over the newly won duchy before his death in 1291.
CNA D 26 places this issue firmly within the transitional phase of that occupation — coins struck while the political situation remained genuinely unsettled.