Pfennige der österreichischen Länder im mährischen Münzwesen des 13. Jahrhunderts
Austrian Pfennigs in the Monetary System of Moravia in the 13th Century

Summary/Abstract: The Austrian pfennigs had played a significant role in the Moravian monetary system since as early as the mid-12th century. The penny coinage of Moravia had been in a crisis at that time and the Austrian pfennigs had practically replaced the local currency. Since the reign of Vladislaus Henry [Vladislav Jindřich], Margrave of Moravia in the years 1197–1222, pennies of the pfennig type had been minted in the territory of Moravia. This particular coinage was modelled on the Austrian pfennigs of the period. During the first half of the 13th century, the latter coinage reached Moravia in considerable amounts, as attested by the structures of the large hoards found there, especially the coins of Leopold V (1177–1194) and Leopold VI (1198–1230). Beginning from the 1240s, the Austrian pfennigs would begin to lose their importance in the Moravian coin system, while the local coinage was gaining in prominence. The structure of the hoards had changed at that time as well. The Austrian pfennig became an occasional and supplementary addition to the local coinage. Once again, during the reign of King of Bohemia and Margrave of Moravia Přemysl Ottokar II (1251–1276), there had been a more intense in flow of the Austrian pfennigs into the territory of Moravia, though not to an extent comparable to the first half of the 13th century. It is confirmed by some hoards from the period that contained only the Austrian pfennigs, with no Moravian coinage at all.The inflow of the Austrian pfennigs reached its peak in the years 1278–1283, following the death of Přemysl Ottokar II, when Moravia was ruled by his rival, the Duke of Austria Rudolf of Habsburg.

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