Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Denier Bracteate - Siemowit III Elder Płock or Kujawy mint
| Issuer | Duchy of Masovia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1350-1379 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Hammered (bracteate) |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, a defining technical feature of this coinage type produced by striking a single die onto a thin silver flan. The concentric ring border and central device are visible in negative relief. The surface shows the characteristic patination and flan stress typical of surviving Mazovian bracteates, with no additional design elements or inscriptions on this side. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | ND (1350-1379) |
| Additional information |
Siemowit III ruled Masovia for over fifty years, one of the longer reigns among the fragmented Piast dukes of the fourteenth century. His deniers and bracteates were struck across multiple mints as he consolidated territory, and attributing specific pieces to Płock versus the Kujawy mint remains contested — the documentary record for Masovian minor coinage of this period is thin enough that physical die-linkage studies carry more weight than archival evidence.
At 0.14 g, these bracteates were among the lightest silver coins in circulation in medieval Poland, handled daily in small transactions before being worn, clipped, or melted within years of issue.