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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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| Value | 1 Denier (2) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned princely bust facing right, rendered in the schematic Romanesque style characteristic of late 12th-century Polish bracteates. The crown is depicted as a broad diadem with pellet ornaments along its upper edge. Flanking the bust are partial Latin letters, likely fragments of the ruler's name, arranged in the field. A beaded inner border encircles the design, with the flan exhibiting the characteristic irregular edge of a hammered bracteate planchet. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, with the crowned bust appearing in negative relief. The impression shows the diadem and facial features of the ruler in recessed form, with the surrounding pellet border visible as an incuse ring. The surface retains a natural hammered texture with slight variations in relief depth across the thin silver flan, consistent with single-die bracteate production technique. |
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