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Denier Bracteate - Wenceslaus I large
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1230-1253 |
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| In circulation to | 1300 |
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| Obverse description | Enthroned frontal figure of King Wenceslaus I, depicted in regal attire with crown, set within a double beaded inner circle. The ruler is shown facing forward in a stylized Romanesque manner, with outstretched arms and regalia visible on the body. The composition is framed by a raised outer border with a beaded or rope-like decorative rim characteristic of Bohemian bracteate coinage of the mid-13th century. The entire design is struck in high relief on a thin, uniface flan typical of bracteate technique. No legend is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (1230-1253) |
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Wenceslaus I ruled Bohemia through a period of intensive German colonization and administrative restructuring, and his bracteat issues reflect the broader Central European shift toward thin, single-sided silver coinage that dominated German-speaking mints from the mid-twelfth century onward. Cach 721 is distinguished from the smaller bracteat types of this reign by its larger flan, placing it among the more ambitious issues of the Bohemian series.
Bracteates of this period are notoriously fragile in circulation, and surviving examples with intact edges are genuinely uncommon.