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Denier - Bretislaus I

Features

Issuer Unified Moravia and Margraviate
Duke Bretislaus I (1028-1034)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1028-1034
Value 1 Denier
Currency Denier (1055-1300)
Composition Silver
Weight 0.9 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
129573
References Cach# 301
František Cach. Nejstarší české mince. Česká Numismatická Společnost, Prague, Czech Republic (4 volumes).

Obverse

Anchor and A in the middle, lettering around

Script: Latin

Lettering:
A
BRACISLAV

Unabridged legend: Bretislaus

Translation: Bretislaus

Reverse

Portrait in the middle, lettering around

Script: Latin

Lettering: SCS CLENEN

Unabridged legend: Sanctus Clemens

Translation: Saint Clemens.

Edge

Plain

Comments

Son of Ulrich, Bretislaus I (Czech: Břetislav I.) was a duke of Bohemia from 1034 until his death in 1055. Also called Czech Achilles, he is known for conquest of Moravia in 1029, for kidnapping his future wife Judith of Schweinfurt, for his numerous military campaigns, issuing the first known Bohemian code of law and dividing Moravia into 3 apanages. See here: http://en.numista.com/catalogue/moravia-1.html

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1028-1034) 

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