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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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| Currency | Denier (1138-1303) |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded border, a standing armored figure facing front, depicted in a crude Romanesque style characteristic of 12th-century Polish bracteate coinage. The figure, likely representing the prince or a warrior, holds a long staff or lance in the right hand, with the left arm extended. Two small annulets appear in the field to the left and right of the figure. Partial lettering is visible in the right field, rendered in an archaic Latin script. The overall composition is typical of the deniers struck under Mieszko III the Old at the Gniezno or Kalisz mint. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin is uniface, struck on a thin flan with the design impressed on one side only; the reverse shows a faint incuse mirror image of the obverse as is characteristic of bracteate production technique. |
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| Mint | Gniezno or Kalisz mint |
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