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Denier - Boleslaus II the Pious
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 967-999 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | A large cross with splayed terminals occupies the central field, with a pellet or annulet placed in each of the four quadrants formed by the cross arms, creating a symmetrical composition. The cross is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A Latin legend in debased uncial letterforms encircles the design, running along the outer border of the coin, consistent with Bohemian deniers attributed to the reign of Boleslaus II. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Boleslaus II earned his epithet through calculated religious patronage rather than personal piety — his reign saw the establishment of the Prague bishopric in 973 and the founding of the Břevnov monastery, the first Benedictine house in Bohemia. Both projects served as much to consolidate Přemyslid authority over the Bohemian church as they did to advance Christianity itself. The coinage issued under his name reflects a mint operation still finding its footing, drawing heavily on Carolingian denier conventions filtering in through Bavarian and Saxon trade contacts.
Cach 118 is among the more frequently encountered types of his reign, though "frequently" is relative for tenth-century Bohemian silver.