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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 | Single-sided bracteate struck on a thin silver flan, displaying a frontal standing figure — likely a stylized princely effigy of Mieszko III the Old — rendered in a bold, schematic Romanesque style characteristic of 12th-century Polish coinage. The figure appears centrally positioned within the field, flanked by ornamental or heraldic decorative elements on either side. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. The shallow relief and irregular flan edges are typical of bracteate technique employed at the Gniezno or Kalisz mints during this period. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse displays only the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, with no independent design or inscription. The thin hammered flan shows the characteristic negative relief of the frontal figure and surrounding ornamental elements visible on the obverse, along with the impressed beaded border. Surface is plain and undecorated. |
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| Mint | Gniezno or Kalisz |
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