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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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| Weight | 0.12 g |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate struck from one die on a thin silver flan. Central field depicts a rampant eagle displayed facing left, rendered in bold relief in the primitive Romanesque style characteristic of early Polish bracteates. The eagle, heraldic emblem of the Piast dynasty, is flanked by two vertical architectural pillar-like elements forming a frame, with a decorative foliate or turreted cresting visible above. The design is enclosed within a double raised circular border, the outermost rim exhibiting the characteristic irregular scalloped edge of hammer-struck bracteate coinage. No legend is present. |
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| Edge | Plain (irregular) |
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Leszek the White's tenure as Duke of Kraków was anything but stable — he was expelled from the duchy twice, in 1202 and again in 1210, before consolidating control. Bracteates of this period are struck on foil-thin flans, a minting technique common in Polish lands during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries that produced coins essentially illegible from the reverse. The Kraków mint output from this reign is poorly documented, which explains the absent Kopicki reference number — many die varieties from this series remain uncatalogued or provisionally assigned.