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Denier - Boleslaus II the Pious
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 967-999 |
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| Currency | Denier (935-1300) |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a frontal standing figure, identified as Duke Boleslaus II, robed in long draped garments and holding a sword or sceptre in each hand, rendered in the schematic Romanesque style typical of late 10th-century Bohemian coinage. The figure is enclosed within a plain inner circle. Surrounding the inner circle, a Latin legend in irregular uncial letterforms reads BOILEHZLΛIV DVX, identifying the issuer as the duke, interspersed with decorative star or cross motifs along the outer border. |
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| Obverse lettering | BOILEHZLΛIV DVX |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a stylised architectural motif, likely representing a church or palatial structure, depicted as a triangular gabled roof above a rectangular body with horizontal registers, characteristic of Vyšehrad mint issues under Boleslaus II. Within the lower register appear the letters BOZE in an abbreviated devotional or place-name formula. The surrounding Latin legend, rendered in crude uncial characters, reads ISEGRΛD CIVITΛ, referencing Vyšehrad (Isenburg) as the city of issue. The outer border is decorated with star-shaped or cross ornaments consistent with contemporary Bohemian deniers. |
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