Denier Bracteate - Ottokar II small

Ottokar II ruled Moravia as margrave before ascending to the Bohemian throne in 1253, and bracteates from this period reflect the thin-flan, single-die striking technique that dominated central European minor coinage through much of the thirteenth century. Cach 959 sits among a cluster of attributions that numismatists have debated for decades — the "small" designation distinguishes it from larger dies in the same reign, a distinction that matters considerably for attribution given how frequently these fragile pieces suffer edge losses that obscure diagnostic details.