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Denier - Bedrich
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1178-1189 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, a rampant lion facing left in Romanesque style, rendered with characteristic medieval stylization showing flowing mane and raised forepaws. The creature is depicted in dynamic posture against a flat field, executed in low relief typical of Bohemian hammered coinage of the late 12th century. The surrounding field is plain with the inscription legend partially visible along the inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | BEDRICH |
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Bedřich (Friedrich) ruled Bohemia twice — his first reign ended when he was expelled by Soběslav II in 1173, and he only secured the throne a second time in 1178 through the direct intervention of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, to whom he paid handsomely for the support. The deniers struck under his restored reign reflect a duchy still deeply entangled in imperial politics, with Bohemia's minting output serving as much as a tool of political signaling as of commerce.
Cach 628 is among the scarcer attributable types of his second reign.