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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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| Obverse description | Typical bracteate uniface strike showing a highly stylized heraldic eagle motif in the central field, rendered in low relief characteristic of thin hammered bracteate coinage. The design features the abstract outline of a raptor with spread wings, executed in the crude but bold Romanesque manner common to Pomeranian deniers of the early thirteenth century. The flan is irregular and thin, with the image slightly off-center as is typical of hand-struck bracteates of this period. No legend or inscription is present. The entire surface displays the characteristic concave-convex distortion inherent to bracteate production technique. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, showing the negative impression of the central eagle motif in a concave field. The surface is plain and unworked, with natural flow lines and hammer marks visible across the flan. The irregular flan edge exhibits the typical ragged, slightly cracked border resulting from the bracteate striking process on a thin silver disc. No additional design elements, inscriptions, or mint marks appear on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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