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 description | Central field features a stylized frontal bust or architectural motif enclosed within a beaded inner circle, flanked by two vertical column-like elements and small pellets at either side. The overall design is rendered in a primitive Romanesque style characteristic of early Bohemian coinage. A continuous legend in debased Latin letterforms runs around the periphery outside the beaded circle. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven, as typical of hammered medieval deniers of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A cross pattée with expanding arms occupies the center of the field, with a small pellet in each of the four quadrants formed by the cross. The central motif is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A circular legend in debased Latin letterforms surrounds the beaded circle, running along the full periphery of the coin. The execution reflects the crude but distinctive engraving style of late 10th-century Bohemian mint production under Boleslaus II. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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