Sobeslav Slavník was a member of the Slavník dynasty, a powerful Bohemian noble family that controlled much of eastern Bohemia and operated with near-royal independence from the Přemyslid dukes in Prague. That independence ended violently in 995 when Přemyslid forces massacred the Slavník clan at Libice — almost certainly wiping out production of this coinage at the same moment.
Cach 159 is among the rarest attributions in early Bohemian numismatics, with surviving examples numbering in single digits.
Sobeslav Slavník was a member of the Slavník dynasty, a powerful Bohemian noble family that controlled much of eastern Bohemia and operated with near-royal independence from the Přemyslid dukes in Prague. That independence ended violently in 995 when Přemyslid forces massacred the Slavník clan at Libice — almost certainly wiping out production of this coinage at the same moment.
Cach 159 is among the rarest attributions in early Bohemian numismatics, with surviving examples numbering in single digits.