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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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| Currency | Denier (1217-1308) |
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| Reverse description | As is characteristic of bracteate coinage, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, showing the same stylized eagle motif in negative relief. The thin hammered silver flan displays the typical concave curvature of the bracteate form. The surface is unadorned save for the impressed design, with no additional legend, border, or mintmark visible on the reverse field. |
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| Mint | Gdańsk mint |
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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.