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Denier Bracteate - unknown abbot wąchocki Wąchock mint
| Issuer | Wąchock Abbey |
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| Year | 1229-1299 |
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| Reference(s) | Kop#240 |
| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large cross pattée or cross with expanded terminals, dividing the field into four quadrants. The cross is rendered in a bold, somewhat crude hammered style typical of medieval Polish ecclesiastical coinage. A circular border or inner ring surrounds the central motif, with a Latin legend running along the outer circumference. The design is characteristic of Cistercian abbey coinage from the Wąchock mint, reflecting the religious iconography associated with monastic issues of 13th-century Lesser Poland. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin is struck on a single thin flan from one die only, resulting in a mirror-image incuse impression on the reverse. The reverse therefore shows the negative relief of the obverse design — the cross and surrounding legend appear as a shallow, incuse counterpart to the raised obverse. The surface is plain and undecorated, consistent with standard bracteate production technique of medieval Central European ecclesiastical mints. |
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| Mint | Wąchock Abbey Mint |
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