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Denier Bracteate - Wencezlaus II medium
| Issuer | Margraviate of Moravia |
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| Year | 1278-1300 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Uniface bracteate struck on a thin silver flan with a characteristically irregular, scalloped rim. The central device depicts a stylised crown of medium size, rendered in bold relief, composed of a base band with pellet or arch ornaments and three prominent fleurs or finials rising from the upper edge. The design is deeply struck into the concave field, typical of Moravian bracteate production under Wenceslaus II. No legend or inscription is present; the wide, flat border surrounding the central motif is plain and undecorated. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Wenceslaus II of Bohemia became margrave of Moravia in 1283, governing as a minor under regency until he assumed direct rule — a political instability that makes precise attribution of bracteat issues from this period genuinely difficult. Cach 1010 falls within a bracket that spans the regency years and his early independent reign, and die studies have not conclusively tied individual emissions to specific administrative moments.
Moravian bracteates of this type were struck at Brno or Olomouc, both active minting centers under the Přemyslid administration.