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Pfennig
| Issuer | Styria, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1251-1276 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A stylised ibex passant to the left, depicted in bold relief with clearly delineated legs and swept-back horns, occupying the centre of the plain, unlettered field. A five-pointed star appears in the lower field beneath the animal, serving as a mint or control mark. The design is characteristic of Styrian heraldic coinage of the mid-thirteenth century, executed in the hammered technique with slightly irregular flan edges. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Otakar II of Bohemia acquired Styria in 1260 following the Battle of Kressenbrunn, but these pfennigs were struck across a wider window that includes the preceding years under his guardianship — a period of contested succession following the Babenberg extinction. Styrian bracteate-style pfennigs of this weight class circulated alongside Friesacher pfennigs, the dominant regional currency, and were frequently debased by local lords exploiting minting rights granted under the Imperial system.
Otakar's assassination in 1278 at Dürnkrut ended Přemyslid control of the duchy entirely.