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Denier Bracteate - Leszek the White Kraków mint
| Issuer | Leszek the White, Duke of Kraków |
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| Year | 1194-1227 |
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| Currency | Denier (1177-1305) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (1194-1227) |
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Leszek the White ruled as Duke of Kraków through one of the most turbulent stretches of the Piast fragmentation period, when Poland had been divided among competing princes since the 1138 Testament of Bolesław III. Bracteates of this type — struck from a single die through extremely thin silver — were the dominant small denomination across fragmented Poland precisely because they were cheap to produce for mints operating under constrained, localized authority.
Kop#292 is among the thinner and lighter survivors of the Kraków bracteate series. The dies wore quickly and replacement was inconsistent, making sharply struck examples genuinely uncommon.