Denar - Bretislaus I

Features

Issuer Kingdom of Bohemia
Duke Bretislaus I (1034-1055)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1034-1050
Value 1 Denier
Currency Denier (935-1300)
Composition Silver
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized 1210
Number
N#
129582
References Cach# 314
František Cach; 1970. Nejstarší české mince / 1. Ceské denáry do mincovní reformy Bretislava I. Česká Numismatická Společnost, Prague, Czech Republic.
And 3 more volumes.

Edge

Smooth.

Comments

Polish counterfeit of Cach 313.

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 (1034-1050) 

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