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Denier - Vladislaus I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1158-1172 |
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| In circulation to | 1210 |
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| Obverse description | Frontal enthroned effigy of Vladislaus I depicted as a crowned ruler in regal attire, shown from the waist up behind a decorated architectural base or bench. The figure holds a sceptre or lance in the left hand and raises the right hand in a gesture of authority, with stylised drapery rendered in the Romanesque manner. The crown features lateral wing-like ornaments characteristic of Bohemian royal iconography of the mid-twelfth century. The design is contained within a plain inner circle, with no legend visible on this die. The flan is broad and irregular, typical of hammered Bohemian bracteate-influenced deniers of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Vladislaus I received the hereditary royal title from Frederick Barbarossa in 1158 as a reward for Bohemian military support during the siege of Milan — the kingdom's elevation from duchy formalized through a bargain, not inheritance. Deniers of this reign mark the transitional decade when Bohemian coinage was asserting a distinctly regal rather than ducal identity.
Cach 607 is among the more precisely attributed types in this reign, though die-link studies remain incomplete. Surface quality on surviving examples varies sharply; the thin fabric common to Bohemian deniers of this period made them vulnerable even to light handling.