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Denier Bracteate - Boleslaus V the Chaste Kraków mint
| Issuer | Duchy of Kraków |
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| Year | 1243-1279 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Enthroned frontal figure of the duke, depicted in regal attire with a sceptre held upright in the right hand and an orb or similar regalia in the left; the ruler is rendered in a schematic, Romanesque style characteristic of 13th-century Polish bracteates. Flanking elements, possibly architectural or heraldic motifs, appear at either side of the central figure. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle bordered by a continuous outer pearl border. Small annulets and decorative symbols are distributed within the field around the effigy. |
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| Reverse description | As a true bracteate, this coin is struck on a single thin flan from one die only, producing an incuse mirror image on the reverse of the obverse design. The reverse therefore shows the negative impression of the enthroned ducal figure and surrounding beaded border, with the characteristic thin silver fabric of the bracteate flan visible. The surface exhibits the natural irregularities and slight flan cracks typical of hammered single-sided bracteate coinage of medieval Poland. |
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| Mintage | ND (1243-1279) |
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