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Denier - Sobeslaus I
| Issuer | Olomouc, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1130-1135 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Frontal bust of a haloed ecclesiastical or princely figure, likely a bishop or saint, depicted in a formal hieratic style consistent with Romanesque iconography. The figure appears vested in liturgical or regal garments with decorative detailing across the chest, possibly representing a stole or pectoral ornament. The face is rendered schematically with large eyes and stylized features. Flanking elements suggestive of croziers or scepters may be visible to either side of the bust. The field is plain, with no legend present, consistent with the anonymous deniers of the Olomouc duchy in this period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1130-1135) |
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Sobeslaus I was Duke of Bohemia, not a prince of Olomouc — these deniers were struck in his name at Olomouc during a period when the Přemyslid appanage system assigned Moravian districts to junior members of the dynasty, with Olomouc functioning as a semi-autonomous minting authority. The bracket 1130–1135 reflects scholarly inference rather than documentary record; no mint accounts survive from Moravia at this date.