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Pfennig - Otokar IV Fischau
| Issuer | Duchy of Styria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1164-1192 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (800-1500) |
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| Obverse description | Central rosette cross composed of four pointed arches forming an inner quatrefoil design, with small applied crosses at each arch junction. Pellets or dots are placed in the interstices between the arches, and additional crosses ornament the outer border of the design. The overall composition is geometric and symmetrical, typical of the Styrian bracteate-influenced pfennig tradition of the late 12th century. |
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| Reverse description | A heraldic panther in rampant or rising posture, depicted within a horseshoe-shaped rim that frames the central field. The panther, the dynastic symbol of the Duchy of Styria, is rendered in a stylized, bold manner characteristic of hammered coinage of the Ottokar period. The horseshoe border provides a distinct framing device that separates the central device from the coin's irregular edge. |
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Ottokar IV ruled Styria through a politically turbulent period that ended with the Georgenberger Handfeste of 1186, a treaty he negotiated with the Babenbergs that effectively transferred Styria to Austria upon his death — which came in 1192, leaving no heir. These bracteate-style pfennigs from his reign were struck at Fischau, a mint south of Wiener Neustadt that served as one of the duchy's primary coin-producing centers during the 12th century.