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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 | Enthroned princely figure facing right, seated on a high-backed chair or throne, depicted in a schematic Romanesque style characteristic of 12th-century Polish bracteates. The ruler holds a crescent or bifurcated sceptre in his outstretched right hand, with stylized foliate or curling ornamental elements visible in the left field. A small heraldic symbol or letter-like mark appears to the right of the throne in the field. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border, with further decorative elements scattered around the peripheral field. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin is struck on a single thin flan from one die only; the reverse presents a mirror-image incuse impression of the obverse design, showing the enthroned figure and surrounding ornamental elements in relief on the opposite side. The surface is plain with no independent reverse design, legend, or inscription, consistent with standard bracteate coinage of 12th-century Greater Poland. |
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| Mintage | ND (1138-1202) |
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