Greater Poland in the times of Bolesław the Brave (ruled 992-1025).

In opinion profesor Mateusz Bogucki: „An imitation, probably of Greater Poland from c. 1010-1030”. Similar coins have been found in treasures from Greater Poland: Lisowek, Kinno and Gniezno.

 NOTE: In this time almost every major of stronghold, provided they had the means and the need, could produce such coins. There is an ongoing debate as to whether these imitations were produced with the consent and knowledge of Bolesław the Brave, or whether they were ‘illegal’ issues.

OBVERSE: The obverse imitating denarius of Otto and Adelaide. In the inscription characters attempting to imitate the letters.

REVERSE: The side with the cross is in style of Bavarian coins. Between arms OODD. Individual letters or characters attempting to imitate the letters visible.

NOTE: 

In opinion prof. M. Bogucki (2012, p. 102) imitations-hybrids combining Bavarian designs with others are found in all districts. Most of them have been found in the treasures of central and eastern Greater Poland and in Mazovia, although they also occur in Pomerania, Silesia and Lesser Poland . Such a spread of coins combining different patterns indicates their local, Polish origin. On the basis of the finds they can be generally dated to the 2nd and 3rd quarter of the 11th c.

NOTE: Numerous damages in the form of pecking and collapsing the coin to control its quality are typical of the Baltic and Polish areas.

 Weight  1,13 G, Diameter  19 MM

- ex ebay.pl from lubicher (Estonia). July 2024. 

Literature:

• Mateusz Bogucki, New types of the oldest Polish Coins, „Wiadomości Numizmatyczne”, R. LXVI, 2022, z. 210. Polish Numismatic News X (2022).

• -M. Bogucki, Zachodniosłowiańskie naśladownictwa monet bawarskich z X i XI wieku. In: Pieniądz i banki na Śląsku. Studia nad dziejami pieniądza i bankowości w Polsce. T. 2, ed. W. Garbaczewski, M. Macyra, Poznań 2012, p. 185-210.

•   Frühmittelalterliche Münzfunde aus Polen. Inventar I. Grosspolen,Warszawa 2017.

Sammlung : POLAND - THE BEGINNINGS OF MINTING (UNTIL THE END OF 12TH CENTURY)