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Denier - Conrad I of Brno
| Issuer | Brno, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1061-1092 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized frontal figure of a warrior or ruler standing upright, holding a long spear or lance in the right hand, rendered in the flat, schematic Romanesque style characteristic of Bohemian deniers of the late 11th century. The figure is enclosed within a beaded or rope-pattern inner circle. A partial legend reading CONRADVS runs along the outer margin, identifying the issuer as Conrad I of Brno. The overall design is bold and abstract, typical of hammered coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Conrad I ruled Brno as a Přemyslid appanage prince under the shifting authority of the Bohemian duke, a political arrangement that made coin-issuing rights a constant point of friction between regional lords and Prague. His deniers are among the earliest attributable issues from the Brno mint, and Cach 365 sits in a series where die-cutting quality varies considerably — not from carelessness, but from the practical limits of provincial workshops operating far from the main Bohemian minting centers at Hradec and Prague.