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Denier Bracteate - Swietopelk II the Great Gdańsk mint
| Issuer | Duchy of East Pomerania |
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| Year | 1217-1266 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | As a true bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, showing the same cross and crescent motif in negative relief. The surface is concave and unadorned, with the characteristic thin, fragile fabric of single-sided bracteate coinage. The flan edges remain irregular, and the silver patina displays natural grey toning consistent with burial or prolonged circulation. No legend or border decoration is present on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Świętopełk II ruled Gdańsk Pomerania for nearly five decades, spending much of that time in open conflict with the Teutonic Knights and the Piast dukes of Greater Poland. His minting activity was itself a political act — issuing coinage was a ducal prerogative he exercised aggressively to assert independence from both neighbors. Bracteates of this type, struck on wafer-thin planchets, are characteristic of the Baltic region's adoption of the north German bracteate tradition in the thirteenth century.
Surviving examples are fragile almost beyond handling. At 0.19 g, the metal is barely there.