Denier - Bedrich

Bedřich (Frederick) ruled Bohemia twice — his first reign ended when he was deposed by Soběslav II in 1173, and he only recovered the duchy through the intervention of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, to whom he paid a substantial sum and accepted the title as a fief rather than a hereditary right. That political dependency on the empire shapes everything about his coinage. Deniers of this period were minted under conditions of chronic dynastic instability, with multiple claimants producing their own issues, making attribution to specific rulers difficult and contested among scholars.

Cach 636 is among the better-documented attributions in the series, but die wear and the absence of mint records leave production volumes entirely unknown.