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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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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin is struck from a single die on a thin silver flan, producing an incuse mirror image on the reverse of the obverse design. The reverse therefore exhibits a concave, recessed impression of the eagle motif visible on the obverse, with the striated wing feathers and central column appearing in negative relief. The surrounding raised circular border is similarly visible in reverse as a concave channel. The surface shows the characteristic thinness and slight curvature inherent to bracteate manufacture, with no independent reverse design. |
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| Mintage | ND (1194-1227) |
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Leszek the White's tenure as Duke of Kraków was repeatedly interrupted — he was expelled twice, first in 1198 and again following the Crakow nobility's rejection of his rule, only regaining the duchy definitively after 1206. Bracteates of this type were struck in that fractured political environment, which likely accounts for the irregular production quality and the near-total absence of die-matched pairs in surviving collections. At 0.10 g, these were among the thinnest monetary issues in contemporary Piast-controlled Poland, and the Kraków mint's output under Leszek remains largely uncatalogued — the Kopicki gap designation reflects genuine scholarly uncertainty rather than simple oversight.