Denier Bracteate - Ottokar I

Ottokar I secured the hereditary kingship of Bohemia through the Golden Bull of Sicily in 1212, extracted from Frederick II in exchange for supporting his imperial candidacy. The bracteate issues of his reign reflect the broader shift in Bohemian minting toward thin, single-sided technique that dominated Central European silver coinage through the thirteenth century — a format suited to the relatively soft local silver from Bohemian deposits before the great Kutná Hora strikes transformed the region's output later that century.

Cach 691 is documented but genuinely scarce in the trade. Die wear is characteristically uneven across known specimens.