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Pfennig - Ottokar II of Bohemia Graz
| Issuer | Duchy of Styria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1260-1276 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the incuse impression of the obverse design, as is typical of thin hammered bracteate-style pfennigs of this period, with the Styrian panther and associated devices appearing in shallow, mirror-image relief. Two diagonal bands or stripes cross the field, likely representing the heraldic fess of the Styrian arms, framing the central panther motif within a concave inner circle. The overall surface is flat and uneven, consistent with the single-die hammered production method used for small medieval silver coinage in the Styrian mints. |
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| Reverse lettering | GRAZ |
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Ottokar II seized Styria from Hungary in 1260 following his decisive victory at the Battle of Kressenbrunn, and the Graz mint began producing pfennigs under his authority almost immediately. These thin bracteate-style pieces circulated during one of the most ambitious territorial expansions in medieval Central European history — Ottokar at his peak controlled territory from Bohemia to the Adriatic. His murder at Dürnkrut in 1278 ended the issue abruptly, and the Habsburgs inherited both the duchy and its mint infrastructure.