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Pfennig - Leopold VI and Friedrich II
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1220-1230 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Within a plain inner circle bordered by a beaded outer ring, a panther — the heraldic beast of the Duchy of Austria — is depicted rampant to the right, its body rendered in bold relief characteristic of early 13th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage. The creature displays prominent claws and an open mouth with stylized tongue, conveying the dynamic heraldic energy typical of the Babenberg monetary tradition. No legend is present, the design relying entirely on the figurative device to convey authority. The irregular flan, characteristic of the hammered technique, results in the outer toothed border being partially visible around the circumference. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The joint reign designation here reflects a brief and politically awkward co-rulership: Leopold VI, Duke of Austria and Styria, died in 1230, and his son Friedrich II — later called "the Warlike" — had been associated with governance before assuming sole control. Friedrich would go on to extract significant constitutional concessions from Emperor Frederick II in 1237, briefly making Austria a duchy nearly independent of imperial authority, before dying without heirs at the Battle of the Leitha in 1246, extinguishing the Babenberg line entirely.