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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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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicting a frontal bust of a ruler or ecclesiastical figure rendered in schematic Romanesque style, the head covered with what appears to be a helmet or mitre with flanking elements suggesting wings or foliate decoration. The figure is shown with simplified facial features and draped shoulders, worked in bold relief characteristic of thin bracteate coinage. A beaded or rope inner border encircles the central design, with a partial Latin legend running along the outer periphery, partially legible due to the irregular flan. The overall execution is typical of 12th-century Polish bracteate coinage, with the design struck on a single thin silver flan. |
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| Mint | Gniezno or Kalisz |
| Mintage | ND (1138-1202) |
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