Denier Bracteate - Ottokar II small

Ottokar II ruled Moravia as margrave before ascending the Bohemian throne, and his bracteate issues from this period reflect the fragmented minting authority of the mid-thirteenth century, when local lords and regional administrations struck thin-flan silver on their own terms. Cach 957 falls among the smaller module pieces in this sequence, distinguished from related types by subtle die characteristics that Frantisek Cach spent decades cataloging.

Bracteates of this region wore rapidly in circulation and were routinely demonetized and reminted — survival in any discernible condition is not incidental luck.