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Denier Bracteate - Leszek the White Kraków mint
| Issuer | Duchy of Kraków |
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| Year | 1194-1227 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate struck in thin silver, displaying two seated or crouching nude figures flanking a central vertical element, possibly a stylized column or cross-staff surmounted by a small cross. The figures are rendered in a schematic, Romanesque manner with rounded forms and simplified limbs. Scattered around the field are pseudo-epigraphic or deeply degraded letter-like symbols and curved flourishes forming a loose border, characteristic of Piast-era bracteate coinage. The overall composition is enclosed within a plain beaded or dotted inner circle, with the design pressed in low relief typical of single-die hammered bracteate production. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Leszek the White's tenure as Duke of Kraków was repeatedly interrupted — he was expelled twice, first in 1202 and again in 1210, before consolidating control. Bracteates of this period were struck on flans so thin that the image punched through entirely, making double-sided striking impossible and survival in any condition genuinely difficult. Kop#168 is among the more elusive attributions in Kopicki's catalog of Piast coinage.