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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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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate struck on a thin silver flan with a concentric double-circle border framing the central device. Within the inner circle, a stylized cross with splayed arms rises from a decorative base element, flanked by two symmetrical scrolling or volute forms that curl inward at the lower field, creating a heraldic composite motif characteristic of Pomeranian bracteate coinage of the mid-13th century. The design is executed in bold relief typical of hammered bracteate technique, with the thin flan exhibiting slight irregularity at the edges. No legible legend is present; the imagery is purely emblematic. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Świętopełk II ruled East Pomerania for nearly five decades, spending much of that time in open conflict with the Teutonic Knights and the Polish Piast dukes — a balancing act that required constant demonstration of independent authority. Coinage was part of that demonstration. Bracteates from his reign are among the earliest attributable issues from the Gdańsk mint, a facility whose output during this period remains poorly documented in the primary sources.
Kop. 203 is known in very few confirmed specimens. The bracteate fabric — single-sided, struck on a thin flan — makes survivors particularly vulnerable to edge damage and buckling.