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Denier Bracteate - Leszek the White Kraków mint
| Issuer | Duchy of Kraków |
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| Year | 1194-1227 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts two birds facing each other, likely doves or pigeons, rendered in a stylized Romanesque manner typical of medieval Polish bracteate coinage. Two six-pointed stars flank the birds in the upper field, one to the left and one to the right. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner border, itself surrounded by an outer beaded or pellet border following the irregular coin flan. The composition is characteristic of the primitive die-cutting style associated with the Kraków mint under Leszek the White. No legible inscription is present on this type. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin was struck on a single thin flan from one die, producing an incuse mirror image on the reverse corresponding to the obverse design. The reverse therefore shows the same two-bird and star motif in relief inversion, with the beaded border appearing in corresponding negative form. No additional design elements or legends are present on the reverse. |
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| Mintage | ND (1194-1227) |
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