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Denier - Boleslaus II the Pious
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 967-999 |
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| Currency | Denier (935-1300) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized hand or scepter-like symbol within a beaded inner circle, flanked by small decorative elements including what appears to be a star and a cross. The surrounding legend, rendered in retrograde and irregular Latin characters, reads DUX BOLESLAVS, identifying the issuer as Duke Boleslaus. The lettering is distributed around the circumference in the typical Bohemian denier manner, with crude but characteristic early medieval epigraphy. The overall design reflects the primitive die-cutting style common to Bohemian hammered coinage of the late tenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | DUX BOLESLAVS (Translation: Duke Boleslaus) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylized architectural or heraldic motif, likely a simplified representation of a chapel or crown composed of a triangular pediment above a horizontal bar structure, all within a beaded border. The legend PRACIVISACVB is distributed around the circumference in retrograde and irregular Latin characters, generally interpreted as a corrupted form of PRAGA CIVITAS (City of Prague), indicating the mint city. The die engraving is characteristically rough, consistent with early Přemyslid hammered silver coinage. The overall composition is a standard Bohemian denier type associated with the Prague mint under Boleslaus II. |
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