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Denier Bracteate - Mestwin II Chojnice mint
| Issuer | Duchy of East Pomerania |
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| Year | 1266-1294 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Bracteate type struck on a thin uniface flan with a notched outer rim. The central field features a schematically rendered bull's head facing, depicted en face with prominent horns curving outward and a broad muzzle, all executed in low relief typical of the Pomeranian bracteate tradition. The head is enclosed within a plain inner border circle, which is in turn surrounded by a raised outer rim with evenly spaced peripheral notches. No legend or inscription is present; the design relies entirely on the heraldic bull's head as the dynastic emblem of the House of Samborides. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin is uniface; the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, showing the negative impression of the bull's head and the concentric border circles as is characteristic of all thin-flan bracteate coinage. The surface is plain and undecorated, with natural flan irregularities and patination consistent with hammered medieval silver. |
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| Mint | Chojnice Mint |
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