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Pfennig - Otakar IV Fischau
| Issuer | Duchy of Styria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1164-1192 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A rosette cross occupies the central field, its four arms terminating in small cross finials applied to the tips of each bow, with pellets interspersed between the arms in the angles. The outer border is decorated with a continuous band of crosses, mirroring the ornamental treatment of the obverse. The design is executed in low relief with the bold, schematic style characteristic of hammered 12th-century Austrian pfennig coinage. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Otakar IV ruled Styria through a period of sustained conflict with the Babenberg dukes of Austria, and his coinage reflects a mint system operating under genuine political pressure. The Fischau attribution connects this issue to a mint site near Wiener Neustadt — territory that would pass to the Babenbergs entirely upon Otakar's death in 1192, when Styria itself transferred under the terms of the Georgenberg Pact of 1186, the earliest known feudal succession treaty in the German-speaking lands.