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Denier Bracteate - Premislaus I Poznań mint
| Issuer | Duchy of Greater Poland |
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| Year | 1247-1257 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate struck in thin silver sheet, displaying a heraldic eagle displayed with spread wings occupying the central field, rendered in a primitive Romanesque style characteristic of 13th-century Polish coinage. The eagle's head is turned, with stylized feathering indicated by incuse lines on the wings. The design is surrounded by a beaded inner border, with a further decorative ring of pellets or dots encircling the composition near the irregular rim. The overall execution reflects the crude but expressive workshop traditions of the Poznań mint under Duke Premislaus I. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Przemysł I received the Poznań district following the 1247 partition of Greater Poland between himself and his brother Bolesław the Pious — this coin belongs to that divided duchy, before reunification. Bracteate production in this region reflects direct Silesian and German commercial influence pushing west along trade corridors into Wielkopolska.
Kop. 160 is among the earlier attributed pieces in the Przemysł I sequence, and precise die linkage within the type remains an active area of Polish medieval numismatic scholarship.