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Denier - Ulrich
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1012-1034 |
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| Currency | Denier (935-1300) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A schematic frontal bust of Bretislaus, depicted in a highly stylized early Romanesque manner within a beaded inner circle. The figure is rendered with a rounded head adorned with pellets suggesting a crown or diadem, with the body indicated by simplified linear drapery. The surrounding legend O BRACISLAVS identifies the co-depicted prince. The die engraving reflects the primitive artistic vocabulary typical of early eleventh-century Bohemian deniers, with the bust serving as a dynastic reference to the future Duke Bretislaus I. |
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Ulrich (Oldřich) of Bohemia ruled during one of the Přemyslid dynasty's most turbulent stretches — he was deposed twice, blinded his own brother Jaromír to consolidate power, and spent years navigating shifting allegiances between the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish Piasts under Bolesław I. Deniers of his reign are poorly documented in contemporary sources, and Cach's cataloguing remains the primary reference framework for distinguishing his issues from those of his predecessors.
The nearly quarter-century attribution window for this type reflects genuine uncertainty about sequential die production at the Bohemian mints.