Denier Bracteate - Ladislaus I the Short Sandomierz mint

Ladislaus I spent decades fighting to reunify the fragmented Piast territories before finally being crowned King of Poland in 1320 — the first Polish coronation at Wawel Cathedral in over a century. These deniers were struck during the long preceding struggle, when Sandomierz functioned as one of his key power bases rather than a subordinate provincial seat. The bracteate format, by this period already archaic in western Europe, persisted in Polish minting well into the fourteenth century largely because the thin fabric required far less silver per piece — a practical consideration for a duke perpetually funding military campaigns.

Kop. 308 is among the more elusive Sandomierz attributions in the series.