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Denier - Sieciech Kraków or Sieciechów mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Poland |
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| Year | 1090-1100 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Crude hammered silver field bearing a stylized anthropomorphic or zoomorphic figure rendered in bold relief, characteristic of late 11th-century Polish bracteate-influenced coinage. The central motif is a schematic human or beast-like form with outstretched limbs, executed in the simplified, almost abstract die-cutting style typical of the Piast-era deniers. A partial Latin legend reading +ZETEH runs along the upper periphery, referencing the palatine Sieciech. The flan is irregular with fissures at the edge, consistent with hand-hammered production of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Plain hammered field displaying a bold composite symbol in high relief, consisting of a crescent or lunate form to the left, a prominent letter or monogram resembling 'M' to the upper right, and a cross or anchor-like device with triangular lower elements occupying the centre and lower field. This abstract arrangement of symbolic devices is characteristic of the heraldic or ownership marks employed on Polish deniers of the Sieciech issue, possibly alluding to the palatine's personal emblem or mint mark. The flan exhibits edge splits and irregular shaping typical of hand-struck coins of this era. The field surface is worn and granular, consistent with circulation and the low-relief die-work of the period. |
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