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Denier Bracteate - Wenceslaus I large
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1230-1253 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Enthroned frontal figure of King Wenceslaus I, rendered in Romanesque style, seated with arms extended to either side. The king is depicted in regal attire, holding what appear to be symbolic objects in each hand. The figure is enclosed within a beaded or plain inner circle, with the broad flat field characteristic of bracteate coinage surrounding the central design. The relief is shallow and struck from a single die onto a thin flan, resulting in the image being visible in mirror relief on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Wenceslaus I ruled Bohemia during a period of intensive German colonization, actively recruiting settlers from the Holy Roman Empire — a policy that reshaped Bohemian towns, trade networks, and, consequently, its coinage. Bracteate production in Bohemia during this period reflects strong influence from Saxon minting traditions brought in through that colonization.
Cach 711 is among the larger bracteate types of the reign, struck on a broad, thin flan from a single die — the defining technical constraint of bracteate production that makes intact, uncracked examples genuinely difficult to find.