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Denier Bracteate - Ottokar II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1253-1260 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Uniface coin; the reverse is blank and concave, displaying only the incuse shadow of the obverse design as an unavoidable consequence of the bracteate striking technique on a thin silver planchet. No design, inscription, or decorative element is present on this side. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ottokar II came to the Bohemian throne in 1253 already controlling the Duchy of Austria, acquired through his marriage to Margaret of Babenberg following the extinction of that dynasty. The bracteate deniers of his early reign reflect a mint administration still operating under the influence of Austrian monetary conventions before Ottokar's broader territorial ambitions reshaped Bohemian coinage policy in the following decade.
Cach 803 falls within the earliest years of his kingship, predating his conquest of Styria in 1260.