A woman and coins: Euphemia of Hungary’s contribution to the minting Cover Image

Kobieta i monety – przyczynek do mennictwa księżnej morawskiej Eufemii
A woman and coins: Euphemia of Hungary’s contribution to the minting

Author(s): Marzena Matla
Subject(s): Gender Studies, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: Middle Ages; women’s minting; Přemyslids; iconography; Euphemia of Hungary;

Summary/Abstract: Euphemia (d. 1111) was the wife of Otto I the Fair, prince of Moravia. After her husbands’death, she ruled as a regent for her minor sons. Together with her offspring, she issued twotypes of denarii. The present article aims to distinguish the iconography of these coins andof the models they were likely to be based on, to establish th context of their creation anddetermine the propaganda message they conveyed.

  • Issue Year: 40/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 81-101
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
Toggle Accessibility Mode