Denier - Louis II

Louis II ruled Brandenburg as part of the Wittelsbach dynasty's contested grip on the margraviate, a hold that was already unraveling by the time these deniers were struck. The Wittelsbachs had acquired Brandenburg through Emperor Louis IV's controversial self-appointment of his own son — a dynastic maneuver that generated decades of opposition from both the Luxembourgs and the local nobility. By 1356, the Golden Bull had formally codified Brandenburg's electoral status, making these small silver pieces the product of a newly confirmed electoral princedom.

Louis II ultimately sold the margraviate to the Luxembourgs in 1373 under pressure from Emperor Charles IV.