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Denier - Ottokar I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1198-1210 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Two facing figures seated side by side within an arcade or architectural structure, rendered in a schematic, Romanesque style typical of Bohemian bracteate-influenced deniers of the late 12th to early 13th century. The figures, possibly representing a ruler and a consort or two royal personages, are depicted with simplified drapery and stylized features. The composition is contained within a dotted or beaded border, with the overall design occupying most of the flan. The field is flat and unadorned beyond the central motif. |
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| Mintage | ND (1198-1210) |
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Ottokar I spent decades maneuvering between competing Holy Roman Emperors — backing Philip of Swabia, then switching to Otto IV, then supporting Frederick II — each realignment extracting a higher price from whichever claimant needed Bohemian loyalty most. The payoff came with the Golden Sicily of 1212, by which Frederick II confirmed the Bohemian crown as fully hereditary, ending the era of imperial discretion over the succession. This denier predates that document, struck during the years when Ottokar was still leveraging his position toward it.
Cach 668 is among the more frequently encountered types of his reign, though surviving examples with clean flans are not common.