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Denier Bracteate - Ottokar I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1210-1230 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Uniface bracteate struck in thin silver sheet displaying a central design within a beaded inner circle. The field depicts a mounted knight or equestrian figure in high relief, rendered in the Romanesque artistic style characteristic of Bohemian bracteates of the early 13th century. The figure appears in dynamic posture, with foliate or architectural elements framing the composition within the inner circle. The irregular flan exhibits characteristic cracking and folding at the edges, typical of bracteate manufacture. No legend or inscription is present on the obverse. |
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| Mintage | ND (1210-1230) |
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Ottokar I secured the Privilegium minus in 1212, the Golden Bull of Sicily by which Frederick II made the Bohemian kingship hereditary — a political watershed that stabilized the dynasty precisely when these thin, single-sided bracteates were being struck. Bohemian bracteate production of this period was highly regionalized, with dies cut by local craftsmen whose work varied considerably from one minting center to the next.
Cach 683 is among the more frequently encountered types from his reign, though the fragility inherent to bracteate fabric means undamaged survivors are genuinely scarce.