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Denier - Svatopluk
| Issuer | Olomouc, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1095-1107 |
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| Currency | Denier (1054-1197) |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a long cross or sceptre-like vertical staff rising from a circular ring or wheel motif, flanked by simplified geometric symbols or letters in the field to either side. The design is rendered in a bold, primitive Romanesque style with flat relief. A partial Latin legend, irregularly spaced and partially retrograde, runs along the outer periphery within a toothed or beaded border. Small decorative or symbolic elements occupy the quarters of the field, consistent with Moravian deniers of the Přemyslid period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Svatopluk ruled Olomouc as a Přemyslid duke before seizing the Bohemian ducal throne in 1107, a succession achieved through the murder of his cousin Bořivoj II's ally rather than any legitimate claim. His Olomouc deniers, struck across a roughly twelve-year window, represent one of the more politically turbulent minting periods among the Moravian appanage duchies. Cach 443 is among the scarcer attributions in the sequence — the dies show considerable variation across the type, consistent with decentralized workshop practice rather than a single controlled production run.