Pfennig - Henry IV Stein in Oberkrain

Henry IV of Andechs ruled Istria and Carniola during a period when the Andechs dynasty was aggressively consolidating its hold over Alpine and Adriatic territories — a position that collapsed catastrophically in 1248 when the male line died out and the march fragmented among competing claimants. The Stein mint in Oberkrain, on the Sava River, served as a key administrative and economic node in the region. These bracteate-influenced denars of the march are documented in CNA but remain poorly represented in public collections.