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Denier Bracteate - Leszek of Masovia Płock mint
| Uitgever | Duchy of Masovia |
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| Jaar | 1173-1186 |
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| Vorm | Round (irregular) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Single-sided bracteate struck in thin silver, featuring a stylized eagle displayed in the central field, rendered in a primitive Romanesque manner with spread wings and body facing forward. The eagle, a heraldic symbol associated with the Piast dynasty rulers of Masovia, is depicted with bold, angular lines characteristic of 12th-century Polish bracteate coinage. Surrounding the central device is a beaded inner circle, with a highly stylized and partially legible Latin legend distributed around the periphery in debased letterforms. The overall design reflects the crude but vigorous artistic conventions of medieval Polish bracteate production under Duke Leszek of Masovia. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | As a bracteate, this coin is uniface; the reverse presents only the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, showing the negative relief of the eagle and surrounding legend pressed through the thin silver flan during the striking process. The surface is plain and unadorned, with visible flan irregularities typical of hammered bracteate coinage of this period. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Leszek was the son of Bolesław IV Curly and ruled Masovia as a separate duchy during the period of Polish fragmentation that followed the Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth in 1138. That document, intended to prevent dynastic conflict, instead fractured the Piast realm into competing principalities for nearly two centuries. The Płock mint was among the oldest functioning mints in Mazovia, the town having served as a seat of Polish rulers well before the fragmentation period.
Bracteates of this type were struck on thin, broad flans from a single die — a technique common in Central European minting from the mid-twelfth century onward. Kopicki 217 is among the rarer attributions within the Masovian series.