Denier Bracteate - Wenceslaus I large

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.