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Denier - Boleslaus II the Pious
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 967-999 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a prominent stylized crown or architectural arch motif with multiple vertical elements rising from a horizontal baseline, rendered in bold relief consistent with early medieval hammered technique. Below the crown a grid or cross-hatch symbol occupies the lower central field, flanked by scattered letter fragments of a debased Latin legend around the periphery. Small cross pattée elements appear to the left of the main device. The design is schematic and typical of Přemyslid deniers attributed to Boleslaus II, showing the influence of Regensburg coinage workshop practice. |
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Boleslaus II consolidated Bohemian Christianity aggressively during his reign, founding the Bishopric of Prague in 973 — a move that gave Bohemia ecclesiastical independence from Regensburg and coincided directly with the expansion of local silver coinage. The deniers issued under his authority drew heavily on Carolingian and Ottonian monetary conventions, reflecting Bohemia's positioning within the broader orbit of the Holy Roman Empire under Otto I and his successors.
Cach 88 is among the better-documented types in the Bohemian early medieval series, but die links across the reign remain incompletely catalogued.