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Denier Bracteate - Swietopelk II the Great Gdańsk mint
| Issuer | Duchy of East Pomerania |
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| Year | 1217-1266 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Bracteate type struck on a thin, irregularly shaped flan. The central device consists of a stylized eagle displayed, rendered in a schematic, archaic manner characteristic of early 13th-century Pomeranian bracteate coinage. The eagle motif is enclosed within a raised inner ring or beaded border, which in turn sits within the outer rim of the flan. The design is executed in low relief with the reverse showing the corresponding incuse impression, as is typical of single-sided bracteate technique. No legible inscription or legend is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (1217-1266) |
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Świętopełk II ruled Pomerelia for nearly five decades, spending much of that time in open conflict with the Teutonic Knights and the Polish Piasts alike — a ruler perpetually at war on multiple fronts. His minting activity at Gdańsk reflects a deliberate assertion of independent ducal authority during a period when his territorial control was genuinely contested. Bracteates of this type, struck on extremely thin flans, are notoriously fragile and rarely survive without creasing or peripheral losses.
Kop#205 is among the scarcer attributions in the Kopicki sequence for this issuer.