The personality of Josef Smolík (1832–1915) – a mathematician, archaeologist and numismatist – was analysed several times in the past. The first summarizing study on his legacy was published shortly after his death by the corresponding member of the Bohemian Academy of Sciences (Česká akademie pro…

During the rule of Alexander III the Great (BC 336–323) and after his death, unified coins circulated all over the entire Hellenistic world. The silver tetradrachms have head of Heracles on their obverse. After the Alexander´s death and after the royal proclamation of some Diadochi, portraits of the…

Since the break of the 8th and 9th centuries, the people in Bohemia were in intensive contacts with the Western Christian world represented by the powerful Frankish Empire. This is well documented by activities of the Bavarian missionaries in Bohemia and objects of the Western provenance found there…

On April 9, 1896, a large coin hoard was discovered in a field near the Čistěves Village (Hradec Králové district). The hoard has not been preserved in its compactness up to date, because it was sold part by part to various collectors and museums. Based on written sources, the presented article…

The article presents the Bohemian coins discovered during the archaeological excavations at two Early Medieval cemeteries. At the location Bodzia, 58 graves dating to the 10th–11th centuries have been discovered. In 24 of them, 12 complete coins and 55 coin fragments have been found. Three of these…

One denier of King Vladislaus I (1140–1158–1172), type Cach 614a, was found single near Stary Radziejów (Radziejów commune and district). This is the second find of the Bohemian coin dating to the 12th century in Poland, and the first coin of the mentioned king found there. The meaning of the…

During the rule of Sigismund I of Luxembourg, relatively stable gold coins (ducats) and several types of silver coins of different denominations were produced in Hungary. In the entire period, three basic types of deniers were struck in the following time spans: 1387–1389 (H 575), 1390–1427 (H 576)…

In process of preparation of publication focused on the Hungarian medieval ducats from the collection of the National Museum, information about unknown and unpublished finds appeared in the archive documents of the Numismatic Department. Documentation talks about three Hungarian ducats struck under…

During the last ten years, two hoards containing grossi were discovered in the Úpice region (Trutnov distr.). The first one was found on the motocross track in the Radeč Village in 2011. It is represented by 437 coins and 3 coin fragments. All coins are classified as Prague grossi struck under…

The author presents an unknown double-sided thick round coin with lion and crown images preserved in a private collection. Based on detailed iconographic and material analyses, and on comparison with the contemporary lion / crown types, the author offers the very likely dating of the coin. It was…