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½ Groschen - Bolko I
| Issuer | Duchy of Schweidnitz (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1281-1519 |
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| Weight | 1.7 g |
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| Reverse lettering | +GALEA DVCIS BOLKONIS |
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| Mintage | ND (1281-1301) 1519 |
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Bolko I ruled Schweidnitz from 1278 until his death in 1301, consolidating a fragmented Piast inheritance into one of the more stable Silesian duchies of the period. His minting activity reflects deliberate economic policy — Schweidnitz sat on key trade routes connecting Bohemia to the Polish interior, and a reliable local coinage was not incidental to that position.
The date range on this type spans well beyond Bolko I himself, indicating successive rulers continued striking to the same standard under his name or his established type — a common Silesian practice that complicates precise attribution to reign.