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Pfennig - Ottokar III or Ottokar IV
| Issuer | Duchy of Styria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1160-1200 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (800-1500) |
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| Obverse description | Central field contains a stylized panther passant to the right, rendered in the crude but vigorous Romanesque manner typical of 12th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennigs. The beast is depicted with curling tail and open mouth, surrounded by a raised inner ring. The outer border features a repeating pellet-and-arc decorative legend band in Latin characters, partially legible due to the irregular flan and die wear inherent to hammered coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts an armored knight or margrave on horseback advancing to the right, holding a lance or staff surmounted by a cross or banner, executed in a flat, linear style characteristic of 12th-century Styrian hammered coinage. A crescent or arc motif appears to the right of the mounted figure, possibly a heraldic device or decorative filler element. The surrounding field retains traces of a border legend in Latin characters, largely illegible due to characteristic flan irregularity and strike weakness. Small pellet or star ornaments punctuate the border at intervals. |
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| Reverse lettering | A . O . A . O . |
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