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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 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1138-1202) |
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Mieszko III ruled Greater Poland twice — expelled by his own nobles in 1177, he clawed back power repeatedly over the next quarter century, a political instability that makes attributing his bracteate issues to specific mints genuinely difficult. The Gniezno and Kalisz attribution for Kop#107 reflects this uncertainty; both were active ducal mints under his authority at various points, and the die evidence does not cleanly separate them.
Bracteate production in Piast Poland replaced the earlier two-sided deniers not by design philosophy but by economic pressure — the coins were struck from a single die on thin sheet silver, dramatically reducing metal content per piece while maintaining nominal face value.