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Denier Bracteate - Ottokar II
| Issuer | Unified Moravia and Margraviate |
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| Year | 1270-1278 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Uniface bracteate struck in thin silver sheet, displaying a centrally positioned figural motif within a plain raised border. The design, visible in low relief typical of bracteate coinage, appears to depict a seated or enthroned figure, consistent with royal iconography associated with Ottokar II of Bohemia as Margrave of Moravia. The field is unadorned, and the flan exhibits the characteristic shallow concavity and irregular edge of hammered bracteate production. Surface shows natural age patination and minor encrustation. |
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| Mintage | ND (1270-1278) |
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Ottokar II of Bohemia consolidated Moravia tightly under Přemyslid administration during the 1270s, and the bracteate deniers issued under his authority reflect that centralizing pressure — thin, single-sided fabric demanded by local minting tradition but increasingly subordinated to Bohemian monetary policy. His reign ended at the Battle of Marchfeld in August 1278, where he was killed fighting Rudolf of Habsburg, making this a terminal issue for Přemyslid Moravian coinage in this form. Cach 986 sits in a documented sequence that helps date production to the final years before that collapse.