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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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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin was struck from a single die, producing only an incuse mirror-image impression on the reverse. The reverse therefore shows the negative relief of the obverse design, with no independent design or legend, consistent with standard bracteate manufacturing technique of 12th–13th century Polish principalities. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Mieszko III ruled longer than any other Piast duke — twice expelled from Kraków and twice restored — and his coinage reflects that turbulent grip on power. Bracteates of this type were struck as thin single-sided uniface pieces, a minting technique that spread into Polish territories from the Holy Roman Empire during the 12th century and allowed for faster, cheaper production than double-die struck deniers.
Gniezno and Kalisz were the twin centers of Mieszko's Greater Polish domain, and attributing individual specimens to one mint over the other remains unresolved for most die variants catalogued under Kop#112.