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Denier - Boleslaus II the Pious
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 967-999 |
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| In circulation to | 1210 |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a frontal standing figure, likely a duke or ecclesiastical personage, rendered in a stylized Romanesque manner within a beaded inner circle. The figure appears robed and holds attributes on either side, with a crescent or lunate symbol visible above the head. A retrograde or partially legible Latin legend surrounds the inner circle, reading elements of the ruler's name BOLEZLAVS or similar. Small star or cross ornaments punctuate the outer legend at intervals. The overall style is characteristic of early Bohemian hammered coinage of the late tenth century. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a prominent architectural or schematic motif composed of a triangular gable above a series of horizontal bars, evoking a stylized church facade or temple front, a design type common on early Bohemian deniers inspired by Carolingian and Ottonian prototypes. The central inscription PRAGA or a variant thereof is distributed across the horizontal registers in bold, deeply struck capitals. A cross or star marks the top of the composition, and a fragmentary Latin legend encircles the entire design within the irregular hammered flan. The lettering is robust and slightly irregular, consistent with the hand-engraved dies of the period. |
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