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Denier - Boleslaus II the Pious
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 967-999 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a stylized architectural motif — likely a chapel or church facade — composed of three vertical pillars surmounted by a rounded arch, rendered in crude but characteristic Bohemian denier style. A small annulet appears to the left of the central structure. The design is enclosed within a linear inner circle, with a fragmentary Latin legend arranged around the periphery in angular, somewhat irregular characters typical of late 10th-century Bohemian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a hand-engraved design featuring a prominent cross with splayed arms dividing the field into four quarters, each containing decorative elements in the form of pellets or annulets. To the left of the cross, a stylized figure or architectural element is visible, consistent with Bohemian denier iconography of the Přemyslid period. A partially legible Latin peripheral legend surrounds the composition, struck in the characteristic angular lettering of late 10th-century Bohemian hammered coinage. The overall style reflects the strong influence of Carolingian and Ottonian monetary traditions on early Bohemian silver issues. |
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Boleslaus II consolidated Bohemia's ecclesiastical infrastructure during his reign, founding the bishopric of Prague in 973 — a move that shifted religious authority away from the Regensburg diocese and signaled genuine political independence. His deniers were among the earliest native Bohemian silver coinages, produced at a moment when the Přemyslid dynasty was actively constructing the administrative machinery of a Christian kingdom. Cach 108 is a documented variety within a series notorious for attribution difficulties, given the crude and variable die-cutting practices of the period.