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Denier - Boleslaus I the Cruel
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 935-972 |
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| In circulation to | 1210 |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a plain cross with a small pellet at the centre, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding annular legend reads BOLESLAVADA in crude Latin lettering, characteristic of early Bohemian hammered coinage. The lettering is irregularly spaced and varies in execution, reflecting the primitive die-cutting techniques of the mid-tenth century. The overall style is archaic, with bold angular letterforms distributed around the circumference of the coin. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Boleslaus I came to power by murdering his brother Wenceslas in 935 — the same Wenceslas later canonized as Bohemia's patron saint. The political violence of that succession makes the coinage that followed freighted with dynastic urgency. These early Bohemian deniers were struck under direct Carolingian monetary influence, as Boleslaus navigated tribute relationships with the Ottonian empire while simultaneously consolidating Přemyslid control over Moravia and Silesia.
Cach 34 is among the earliest attributable Bohemian coin types, and the roughly four-decade span assigned to this issue reflects genuine uncertainty in the documentary record rather than a single defined emission.