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Pfennig - Friedrich II Graz
| Issuer | Duchy of Styria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1230-1246 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A stylized castle with two crenellated towers occupies the lower portion of the field, rendered in the bold, abbreviated style typical of medieval Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennigs. Above the castle, an eagle is depicted with wings displayed, bearing a shield upon its breast, serving as a heraldic emblem of the Babenberg duchy. The design is contained within a beaded or punched border, with the irregular flan characteristic of hammered coinage of the period. The overall composition reflects the Styrian minting tradition of the mid-thirteenth century under Duke Friedrich II. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Friedrich II — "the Warlike" — spent much of his reign in open conflict with Emperor Frederick II, briefly losing his territories in 1236 when the emperor declared him deposed and occupied Austria and Styria by force. Minting continued under occupation and resumed fully when Friedrich recovered his lands in 1239. He died without legitimate heirs at the Battle of the Leitha in 1246, extinguishing the Babenberg line entirely and triggering a succession crisis that drew Bohemia, Hungary, and eventually the early Habsburgs into a contest over his territories.