Denier Bracteate - Ottokar II

Ottokar II ruled Bohemia at the peak of its medieval silver wealth, with the Bohemian mines at Jihlava producing enough output to make him one of the most financially powerful rulers in Central Europe. His death came at the Battle on the Marchfeld in 1278 — a catastrophic defeat against Rudolf of Habsburg that ended Bohemian dominance in the region and cut short what had been an extraordinarily productive reign for coinage.

Cach 847 places this piece within the bracteate tradition that Bohemian mints favored through much of the 13th century — thin, single-sided strikes whose fragility accounts for the rarity of well-preserved survivors.