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Denier Bracteate - Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks or Wladyslaw Odonic Gniezno or Poznań mint
| Issuer | Greater Poland, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1202-1238 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (2) |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of a crowned ruler set within an arched architectural frame, the figure wearing a beaded crown surmounted by a cross patée. The ruler is depicted in hieratic style holding a sceptre or sword to the left and an additional regal attribute to the right. The arch rests on columns with decorative capitals, and the entire composition is enclosed within a beaded inner border. Typical of early medieval Polish bracteate coinage, the design reflects Romanesque artistic conventions with stylized facial features and schematic drapery. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin is struck on a single thin flan, producing only one-sided relief; the reverse presents a mirror-image incuse impression of the obverse design, showing the crowned ruler within an arched frame in negative relief. The surface is plain and unadorned, characteristic of the hammered bracteate technique employed in medieval Polish coinage of the Piast period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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