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Denier Bracteate - Ottokar II medium
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1260-1278 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Uniface bracteate struck in thin silver sheet, displaying a crowned royal shield within a raised inner circle. The central device consists of a heraldic shield surmounted by a crown with visible points or fleurs, characteristic of the Bohemian royal arms associated with Ottokar II. The design is rendered in low relief typical of Central European bracteate coinage of the mid-thirteenth century, with the surrounding field left plain within a beaded or raised border. The overall composition is contained within a slightly irregular round flan, consistent with hammered bracteate production of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface coin; the reverse is blank, being the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design as is characteristic of bracteate coinage, where the thin silver flan retains the negative relief of the struck obverse device. |
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| Mintage | ND (1260-1278) |
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