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Denier - Boleslaus I the Cruel
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 935-972 |
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| Currency | Denier (935-1300) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a schematic, crudely rendered architectural or symbolic motif, likely a stylized chapel or church facade with a prominent triangular gable surmounting a horizontal structure, characteristic of early Premyslid deniers. Multiple horizontal registers of debased lettering or pseudo-inscription appear beneath, rendered in an angular, archaic Latin script that is largely illegible due to the primitive die-cutting technique. The design is enclosed within a plain or lightly beaded border on the irregularly shaped flan. The style reflects the earliest phase of Bohemian coinage under Boleslaus I, closely related to Ottonian prototypes. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Boleslaus I earned his epithet by murdering his brother Wenceslaus in 935 — the same Wenceslaus later canonized as Bohemia's patron saint. The killing secured him the throne and, eventually, a minting authority that formalized Bohemian economic independence from the Ottonian Reich. These early Bohemian deniers are among the first coins attributable to a named Přemyslid ruler, placing Cach#15 at the very opening of a documented numismatic tradition for the region.