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Obol - Boleslaus II the Pious
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 967-999 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylized architectural motif, likely a simplified representation of a church facade or gatehouse, rendered as a triangular pediment above a rectangular structure with a central vertical bar, consistent with early Bohemian ecclesiastical coin types. Below the architectural device, additional linear elements suggest a base or step arrangement. A surrounding circular legend in Latin script encircles the design, following the convention of contemporaneous Central European hammered deniers. The crude, angular execution is typical of the primitive die-cutting techniques employed at the Bohemian mint during the late tenth century. |
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| Mintage | ND (967-999) |
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Boleslaus II secured an independent bishopric for Bohemia in 973, freeing the church — and by extension the nascent Přemyslid administration — from direct Regensburg oversight. The timing aligns closely with the earliest attributions of this type, suggesting the coinage and the ecclesiastical reorganization were part of the same consolidating project.
Cach 121 is among the more reliably documented obols of the series, though die linkage across the reign remains an open problem in Czech numismatic literature.