Denier - Boleslaus I the Cruel

Obverse description	Central field dominated by a large stylized architectural or triangular motif resembling a gabled structure or church facade, surmounted by a cross with splayed arms. Below the gable, a horizontal band bearing a partially legible Latin legend in debased Carolingian lettering fills the central register. The lower portion of the field is occupied by additional schematic decorative elements and letter-like forms. The flan is irregular and the die work is characteristic of early Bohemian hammered coinage, with bold but somewhat crude relief.
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Reverse description	Central device consisting of a bold cross pattee with three pellets arranged in each of the four quadrants formed by the arms of the cross, the whole enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A circular Latin legend in debased lettering surrounds the beaded border, with individual letters separated by pellets or wedge-shaped ornaments. The field shows the characteristic uneven surface of an early medieval hammered silver denier, with letters exhibiting the simplified, almost abstract quality typical of tenth-century Bohemian mint production.
Reverse script	Latin
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