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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 heraldic composition within a beaded inner circle. At center, a crowned escutcheon or tower motif is flanked by two addorsed lion passant figures, their bodies curving outward toward the rim, rendered in low relief in the characteristic Bohemian bracteate style. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription. The overall design reflects the regal iconography associated with the reign of Ottokar II of Bohemia. |
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| Mintage | ND (1260-1278) |
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Ottokar II ruled Bohemia at the height of its medieval power, controlling territory stretching from Silesia to the Adriatic at his peak — a domain larger than any Habsburgs would hold for another century. These thin, single-sided bracteates were struck during the precise window between his assumption of the ducal title of Austria in 1251 and his death at the Battle on the Marchfeld in 1278, where Rudolf of Habsburg's forces ended both his reign and Bohemia's brief dominance of Central Europe. Cach 831 places this piece within the middle-weight bracteate series, distinguishing it from both the lighter and heavier emissions of the same period.