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Denier Bracteate - Ottokar II
| Issuer | Unified Moravia and Margraviate |
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| Year | 1270-1278 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate struck in thin silver sheet, displaying a centrally positioned heraldic or figural motif in low relief, characteristic of Moravian bracteate coinage of the late 13th century. The design appears to feature an abstract or stylized central device, likely of heraldic nature, surrounded by a plain raised border rim. The fabric is notably thin and irregular, consistent with hammered bracteate production of the period. The field bears the typical concave reverse impression inherent to bracteate technique. The overall strike is shallow, with moderate detail preservation. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ottokar II of Bohemia controlled Moravia as a unified territory under direct royal authority, bypassing the traditional margravial structure — these bracteates were struck during the height of his power, when he ruled a domain stretching from Silesia to the Adriatic. His defeat and death at the Battle on the Marchfeld in 1278 ended that expansion abruptly, making the terminal date of this issue precisely datable to a battlefield.
Cach 981 is among the thinner-flan Moravian bracteate types, produced at a moment when silver supply from Bohemian mines was being aggressively redirected toward military financing.