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Denier - Boleslaus II the Pious
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 967-999 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field enclosed within a raised inner circle bears a stylized hand-held sceptre or staff surmounted by a crescent-like ornament, flanked by two smaller crescent devices, rendered in a bold, primitive hammered style characteristic of early Bohemian coinage. The surrounding outer legend reads BOLESLAVS DVX in retrograde and irregular Latin capitals, distributed around the coin's circumference between the inner circle and the toothed or beaded border. The lettering is unevenly spaced and partially retrograde, typical of the workshops active under Boleslav II. The overall composition reflects the strong Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian numismatic influences absorbed by the Prague mint in the late tenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | BOLESLAVS DVX |
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Boleslaus II consolidated Bohemian Christianity with unusual aggression — it was during his reign that the Prague bishopric was established in 973, separating Bohemia ecclesiastically from the German diocese of Regensburg. Coinage under his rule borrowed heavily from Carolingian and Ottonian denier prototypes, reflecting both political dependence on and rivalry with the Holy Roman Empire.
Cach 1019 is among the more precisely attributed varieties in the Boleslaus II series, though die linkage studies have shown considerable overlap between issues across his three-decade reign, making tight date ranges within the 967–999 bracket difficult to sustain without hoard context.