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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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| Technique | Hammered (bracteate) |
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| Obverse description | Struck as a bracteate on a thin silver flan, the obverse displays a frontal enthroned figure, identified as Duke Mieszko III the Old, rendered in a schematic Romanesque style characteristic of late 12th-century Polish coinage. The figure grasps a long upright sword or sceptre rising vertically above the head, flanked by stylised ornamental elements and pellets arranged in clusters. The surrounding field is bounded by a beaded border of large pellets following the irregular circumference of the flan. The overall composition is bold and high-relief, typical of the bracteate technique in which the design is struck from a single die through the thin planchet. |
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| Mint | Gniezno or Kalisz mint |
| Mintage | ND (1138-1202) |
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