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Denier - Borivoj II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1118-1120 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts two figures in an embrace or combat scene, commonly identified as Saint Wenceslaus being seized or elevated, rendered in a schematic Romanesque style within a beaded inner circle. The figures are shown in profile, with one appearing to grasp or support the other, seated or kneeling on a platform or throne-like base. Wings may be visible on one figure, possibly representing an angel in hagiographic iconography. The surrounding Latin legend S VVENCESLAVS encircles the inner field, distributed between small cross ornaments or pellets. The design is enclosed within a double beaded border consistent with Bohemian deniers of this period. |
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Borivoj II had one of the more turbulent careers of any Přemyslid duke — deposed twice, restored twice, and finally expelled for good in 1120. This denier falls within his second and final restoration, a reign that lasted barely two years before Vladislaus I consolidated power. Coins attributed to this terminal phase are rare precisely because the political situation was too unstable for sustained minting activity.
Cach 424 is among the thinner-documented entries in the Přemyslid sequence.