Catalog
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 | Central cross pattee dividing the field into four quarters, each containing pellet ornaments, consistent with the Carolingian-derived cross type common to early Bohemian deniers. The legend PRAGA CIVITAS is disposed around the periphery in Latin characters, identifying the mint city of Prague. The flan is irregular with areas of weak strike at the margins, typical of hammered coinage of this period. A suspension hole is visible near the upper rim. The design follows the broad typological tradition of Ottonian-influenced Central European deniers of the late 10th century. |
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Boleslaus II secured a bishopric for Prague in 973, separating Bohemia ecclesiastically from the diocese of Regensburg — a political move that coincided with, and likely accelerated, the development of a distinctly Bohemian coinage. The deniers of his reign are among the earliest indigenous struck coins of the Bohemian lands, produced at a moment when the Přemyslid dynasty was actively constructing the administrative infrastructure of a Christian kingdom.
Cach 105 is among the better-documented types from this reign, though attribution of individual pieces remains complicated by die variability across what was almost certainly a primitive minting operation with inconsistent engraving standards.