Denier Bracteate - Leszek the White Kraków mint

Leszek the White's tenure as Duke of Kraków was repeatedly interrupted — he was expelled from the duchy twice, first in 1202 and again in 1210, before reclaiming it definitively. Bracteates of this period are among the thinnest coinages produced in medieval Europe, struck on a single die against a soft substrate, which is why so few survive without creasing or fragmentation. The Kraków mint operated under conditions of constant political instability throughout his reign, and attributions to specific issuing moments within his rule remain contested.