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 description | Central field features a stylized chapel or church facade motif with vertical lines representing columns or a portcullis, flanked by two crescents or annulets on either side. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A rudimentary Latin legend, crudely rendered in early Romanesque style, surrounds the central motif in the outer field. The overall execution is characteristic of early Bohemian hammered coinage, with irregular flan and low relief. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a plain cross with a pellet or annulet in each of the four angles formed by the cross arms, a design typical of Ottonian-influenced Bohemian deniers. The cross extends to a beaded inner circle that separates the central device from the surrounding legend. A Latin inscription in crude majuscule lettering runs around the outer field within the coin's beaded border. The hammered flan is irregular in shape, consistent with late tenth-century Bohemian minting practice. |
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| Mintage | ND (967-999) |
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