Catalog
Denier - Boleslaus II the Pious
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 967-999 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | BOLESLAVS DUX* (Translation: Duke Boleslaus) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Boleslaus II consolidated Bohemian Christianity and expanded the Přemyslid state during his reign, founding the Diocese of Prague in 973 — a political act that gave Bohemia ecclesiastical independence from the Regensburg bishopric and anchored the kingdom more firmly within the Latin Christian world. Coinage under his rule borrowed heavily from Carolingian and Ottonian denier traditions, reflecting Bohemia's deliberate positioning within the broader imperial economic sphere rather than any indigenous monetary framework.
Cach 135 is among the better-documented types of his reign, though die variation within the series is considerable.