Denier - Otto IV

Otto IV ruled Brandenburg from 1266 until his death in 1308, a reign marked by constant territorial skirmishing with the Archbishop of Magdeburg and recurring conflicts over toll rights along the Elbe. These deniers were struck during a particularly contentious stretch when Otto was actively expanding Brandenburg's monetary infrastructure to finance military and diplomatic pressure on his neighbors. The bracteate tradition dominant in the region was giving way to thicker bilateral types, and this issue sits in that transitional window.