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Denier - Sobeslaus I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1125-1140 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Within a beaded circle, the duke is depicted in dynamic combat pose, brandishing a sword and holding a shield, engaged in battle against wild beasts — likely a lion and a serpent or dragon — rendered in a vivid Romanesque style characteristic of Bohemian hammered coinage of the first half of the twelfth century. The scene conveys princely valor and martial authority. A fragmentary Latin legend runs along the outer border. The image visible on the coin shows a warrior figure grappling with a large feline beast, consistent with the described iconography. |
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| Mintage | ND (1125-1140) |
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Sobeslaus I consolidated Bohemian ducal power after defeating the German-backed claimant Otto II of Olomouc at the Battle of Chlumec in 1126, a victory that secured his reign and removed the principal threat of Přemyslid internal fragmentation for a generation. The billon deniers struck under his authority reflect a mint operating with reasonable consistency through an unusually stable fifteen-year rule.
Cach 582 is among the better-documented varieties of his coinage, cross-referenced in both Šmerda and Donebauer without significant attribution disputes — a relative rarity for Bohemian bracteate-adjacent issues of this period.