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Denier - Vladislaus I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1109-1117 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of Duke Vladislaus I within a beaded inner circle, depicted in regal attire with a draped mantle. The figure holds a cross sceptre in the right hand and an orb or pennant in the left, rendered in the Romanesque style typical of Bohemian bracteate-influenced deniers. A partially legible Latin legend runs along the outer border of the coin. The overall style is characteristic of early twelfth-century Bohemian hammered coinage, with bold, slightly crude relief. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Vladislaus I ruled Bohemia as duke under perpetual pressure from both the Holy Roman Emperor and his own Přemyslid relatives — his reign saw at least two serious challenges to his throne from within the dynasty. Coinage from this period was struck at the Prague mint under feudal arrangements that gave the duke limited direct control over die production, which accounts for the considerable die variety seen across surviving deniers of this type.
Cach 540 is among the more consistently documented of his issues, though die alignment and flan quality vary sharply across known specimens.