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Denier - Sobeslaus I and Wenceslaus
| Issuer | Olomouc, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1126 |
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| Reference(s) | Cach#495 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two figures depicted seated facing one another within a beaded inner circle, rendered in Romanesque style; the figure at right appears enthroned or elevated, wearing elaborate drapery, while the figure at left kneels or genuflects in a gesture of submission or homage. The scene likely represents the formal recognition of authority between the co-rulers. A cross motif is visible at the top of the outer border, and a partially legible Latin legend surrounds the central design. |
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Sobeslaus I secured his position as Duke of Bohemia at the Battle of Chlumec in February 1126, defeating Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III's candidate for the throne and taking the emperor himself prisoner briefly during the rout. The Olomouc mint's output under joint attribution to Sobeslaus and Wenceslaus reflects the fractured appanage system of Přemyslid rule, where Moravia was divided among ducal branches rather than administered from Prague as a unified territory.
Cach 495 is among the thinner-documented Moravian denier types, surviving in small numbers consistent with a provincial mint working under political uncertainty.