Denier Bracteate - Ottokar II small

Ottokar II ruled Moravia as margrave before ascending the Bohemian throne, and the bracteate deniers of this period reflect the fragmented minting authority across the region — multiple workshops operating under loose royal oversight, producing dies of wildly inconsistent quality. Cach 924 falls among the smaller module issues, a cost-reduction measure as silver supplies tightened during sustained military campaigning into Austria and Hungary.

Bracteates of this type are notoriously fragile; the single-sided hammering on thin flans leaves them prone to cracking, and fully intact examples without splits at the edge are considerably harder to place than the census numbers suggest.