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Denier - Ulrich
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1012-1034 |
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| Reference(s) | Cach#284, Sme#129a |
| Obverse description | Stylized bust of Duke Ulrich facing right, rendered in a primitive Romanesque manner characteristic of early Bohemian deniers. The hair is depicted with ten radiating strands fanning outward from the crown, with two additional strands joined at the base to form a distinctive U-shape. The effigy is set within a beaded or dotted border, with the surrounding legend reading ODALRICVS DVX. The overall style reflects the crude but expressive engraving traditions of early 11th-century Central European hammered coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (1012-1034) |
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Ulrich (Oldřich) of Bohemia ruled through a period of dynastic instability marked by repeated expulsions from power — he was deposed twice, first by his brother Jaromír and later by Emperor Henry II, who held him captive before eventually restoring him. Coinage issued under his name therefore spans interrupted intervals of actual rule rather than a continuous reign, which complicates attribution of individual dies to specific periods.
The Cach and Šmerda references place this piece within a well-documented but numerically scarce group. Surviving examples are rarely found outside Bohemian hoard contexts.