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Denier Bracteate - Mieszko III the Old Gniezno or Kalisz mint
| Issuer | Greater Poland, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1138-1202 |
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| Weight | 0.25 g |
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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 corresponding to the obverse design. The reverse therefore shows the recessed, uninscribed impression of the crowned ruler effigy, with no independent design or legend. The surface retains the characteristic concavity of hammered bracteate technique. |
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| Mint | Gniezno or Kalisz |
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Mieszko III ruled twice — expelled from Kraków in 1177 after his nobles turned against him, he spent decades fighting to reclaim seniority over the Polish duchies. These bracteates were struck during a period when competing Piast princes each maintained their own minting operations, and attributing specific dies to Gniezno versus Kalisz remains an open problem in Polish medieval numismatics. The extreme thinness demanded by bracteate production means surviving examples almost always show some degree of flan distortion.