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Denier Bracteate - Wencezlaus II medium
| Issuer | Margraviate of Moravia |
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| Year | 1278-1300 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Uniface bracteate struck on a thin, irregularly rounded flan. Central device depicts a frontal crowned bust of Margrave Wenceslaus II, shown with a stylized face beneath a crown, flanked by raised arms or wing-like extensions in a heraldic posture. The design is executed in low relief typical of Moravian bracteate coinage of the late 13th century, with the figure set within a slightly raised circular inner field. No legend is present. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface coin; the reverse is blank and uninscribed, displaying only the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design as is characteristic of bracteate coinage struck from a single die on a thin silver flan. |
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| Mintage | ND (1278-1300) |
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