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Denier Bracteate - Wencezlaus II medium
| Issuer | Margraviate of Moravia |
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| Year | 1278-1300 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Uniface bracteate struck on a thin silver flan with an irregular rounded edge. The central device depicts a stylized foliate or interlaced ornamental motif, rendered in low relief characteristic of Moravian bracteate coinage of the late 13th century. The design, likely representing a schematic architectural or heraldic element, is set within a plain, unbordered field. No legend or inscription is present. The overall fabric and design are consistent with the hammered bracteate tradition of the Margraviate of Moravia under Wenceslaus II. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Wenceslaus II inherited the Moravian margraviate under the Přemyslid dynasty at a moment when Bohemian royal authority was reasserting itself over the region following the death of Otakar II at Marchfeld in 1278. The thin, single-sided bracteate fabric was already losing favor across Central Europe by this period, and Moravian output of this type was curtailed as the kingdom moved toward thicker, double-struck pfennig coinage.
Cach 1005 is among the middle-weight specimens in a series catalogued by size and mass rather than design variation — the "medium" designation reflects a documented die grouping, not a collector convenience.