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Denier Bracteate - Ottokar II medium
| Issuer | Margraviate of Moravia |
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| Year | 1270-1278 |
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| Reference(s) | Cach#982 |
| Obverse description | Bracteate uniface type struck in thin silver sheet. Central field depicts a stylized eagle displayed, rendered in a schematic, low-relief hammered style characteristic of mid-13th-century Moravian bracteate coinage. The eagle's head is shown in profile with a dot above, wings spread, and talons visible below; the design is enclosed within a plain raised inner border and a broader flat rim. The overall composition is bold yet simplified, consistent with the artistic conventions of Ottokar II's Moravian mint issues. |
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| Mintage | ND (1270-1278) |
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Ottokar II ruled Moravia as part of his broader Přemyslid dominion stretching from Bohemia to the Adriatic — at its peak, arguably the most powerful realm in Central Europe. These thin, single-sided bracteates were struck during the years he was consolidating that power, before his fatal confrontation with Rudolf of Habsburg at the Battle of Marchfeld in 1278, where he was killed. The bracteate fabric itself was already an archaic choice by this period, lingering in Moravia well after most neighboring mints had abandoned it.