Bracteate Pfennig - Ottokar II Völkermarkt

Ottokar II of Bohemia held Carinthia from 1269 until his defeat and death at the Battle on the Marchfeld in 1278, and these thin silver bracteates were struck during that compressed window of Bohemian dominance over the duchy. The Völkermarkt mint — one of several active Carinthian minting centers under Ottokar — was already well-established before his acquisition of the region, which he secured through the Treaty of Vienna following the extinction of the Babenberg line.

Bracteates of this type are structurally fragile by design, struck on a single die against a soft backing. Surviving examples without splits or creases are genuinely scarce.