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Denier Bracteate - Ottokar II small
| Issuer | Margraviate of Moravia |
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| Year | 1253-1270 |
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| Currency | Margraviate Bracteates (1253-1300) |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate struck in thin silver sheet, displaying a frontal helmeted bust of Margrave Ottokar II within a raised inner circle. The helmet is surmounted by a cross finial, and the visor is rendered in stylized relief with bold, simplified facial features typical of 13th-century Moravian die-cutting. Flanking the bust are symmetrical decorative elements, likely stylized wings or shield charges, pressed in high relief against a concave field. The coin's characteristically thin flan exhibits the dished profile inherent to bracteate production, with an irregular, lobate edge resulting from the hammering process. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, showing the negative impression of the helmeted bust and flanking ornamental devices in sunken relief. The thin silver flan displays the typical concave curvature of hammered bracteate coinage, with no independent design or legend on this side. Surface details correspond directly to the raised elements of the obverse, including the outline of the helmet and associated decorative charges. The plain, unworked reverse field retains the natural texture of the hammered silver. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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