Wenceslaus II governed Moravia as margrave under the Bohemian crown during a period of acute dynastic instability — the assassination of his father Přemysl Otakar II at the Battle on the Marchfeld in 1278 left him a minor under Habsbur guardianship, with Otto of Brandenburg effectively controlling the territory through much of this issue's production window. Bracteates of this type are thin single-sided strikings, technically fragile and prone to cracking, which explains why survivors in presentable condition are genuinely scarce.
Cach 1013 places this among the medium-module variants within the series, distinguished from the smaller and larger denominations in the bracteate hierarchy Moravia maintained during this transitional period.
Wenceslaus II governed Moravia as margrave under the Bohemian crown during a period of acute dynastic instability — the assassination of his father Přemysl Otakar II at the Battle on the Marchfeld in 1278 left him a minor under Habsbur guardianship, with Otto of Brandenburg effectively controlling the territory through much of this issue's production window. Bracteates of this type are thin single-sided strikings, technically fragile and prone to cracking, which explains why survivors in presentable condition are genuinely scarce.
Cach 1013 places this among the medium-module variants within the series, distinguished from the smaller and larger denominations in the bracteate hierarchy Moravia maintained during this transitional period.