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Denier - Bretislaus II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1092-1100 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Duke Bretislaus II facing right, depicted in profile with a diadem or crown-like headgear decorated with a pendant ornament, rendered in the Romanesque style typical of Bohemian deniers of the late 11th century. The figure is shown with stylized drapery at the shoulder. The retrograde legend BRACISLAVS encircles the bust, reading partially around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Frontal facing bust of Saint Wenceslaus, the patron saint of Bohemia, depicted in a stylized Romanesque manner with a nimbus or halo indicated around the head and schematic facial features. The figure appears in an orant or blessing posture with hands raised before the chest. The peripheral legend SWENCESLAVS identifies the saint, distributed around the coin field in the characteristically irregular arrangement of hammered Bohemian deniers of this period. |
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