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Denier Bracteate - Bolesław Mieszkowic or Leszek of Masovia Kruszwica or Inowrocław or Płock mint
| Issuer | Kuyavia, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1173-1195 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | A mounted knight or ruler depicted in profile to the right, seated upon a horse above a decorative architectural element rendered as a crenellated or battlemented structure with a row of pellets along its upper edge. The equestrian figure is shown in a schematic, Romanesque style characteristic of late 12th-century Polish bracteate coinage. Flanking architectural towers or pillars appear on either side of the central composition, suggesting a fortified gateway or palatial facade. The overall design is struck on a thin, single-sided flan with characteristic bracteate relief, the incuse impression visible on the reverse. The field is plain and unlettered, with the irregular flan edge showing typical characteristics of hammered medieval silver coinage. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, showing the negative impression of the equestrian figure and architectural elements pressed through the thin silver flan during striking. The surface displays the characteristic ghosted relief of the mounted figure above the battlemented structure, with the flanking architectural elements faintly discernible in the field. The flan is thin and irregular in outline, consistent with hammered bracteate production technique of the late 12th-century Polish princely mints. Surface wear and die flow lines are visible across the flan. No legends or inscriptions are present on this face. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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