Pfennig - Rudolph I

Rudolph I ruled Upper Bavaria in the fractious aftermath of the Wittelsbachs' division of their territories under the Treaty of Pavia in 1255, which split the dynasty between Upper and Lower Bavaria for over half a century. The bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage of this period was a regional response to the monetary fragmentation that followed — dozens of competing ecclesiastical and secular authorities striking their own silver, each jealously guarding minting rights as a revenue source rather than a monetary convenience. Witt#64 sits in a relatively small documented group for Rudolph's issues.