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Denier - Leszek the White Kraków mint
| Issuer | Duchy of Kraków |
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| Year | 1194-1227 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Frontal seated figure of the prince on a throne, rendered in a crude Romanesque style typical of early medieval Polish bracteat-influenced deniers. The ruler is depicted wearing a crown or princely headdress, holding what appears to be a sceptre or sword, with drapery folds indicated by incuse lines. The design occupies the full field of the irregularly-shaped flan with no inscribed legend, reflecting the primitive die-cutting technique of the Kraków mint under Leszek the White. A beaded or plain inner border partially surrounds the composition. |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust of a figure, likely a saint or the prince himself, rendered in a schematic Romanesque manner with a prominent rounded head and stylised facial features. The bust is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the surrounding field largely plain due to the narrow irregular flan. No inscription is present, consistent with the aniconic, legend-less tradition of Piast deniers struck at Kraków during the late 12th and early 13th centuries. The crude but characteristic die work reflects local workshop practice of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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