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Duke of Greater Poland (western part with Poznan) in 1138-1177/1179, 1182-1202, senior duke in 1173-1177, supreme duke of Poland 1198-1199, 1199-1202, in eastern Greater Poland with Gniezno in 1173-1177/1179, 1182-1202, in the duchy of Kalisz in 1173-1177/1179, 1182-1191, 1194-1202, in southern Greater Poland (on the Obra River) in 1138-1177/1179, supreme duke of Gdansk Pomerania in 1173-1177/1179, 1198-1199, 1199-1202, duke of Cracow in 1173-1177, 1191, 1198-1199, 1199-1202, duke of Kuyavia in 1195-1198.
Gniezno or Kalisz mint.
Brakteat: Rider on horseback to the right, above him the Latin inscription MESCO (distorted)
Weight 0, 18 G, diameter 17 MM
- ex Darklis numismatic shop (Poland). April 2024.
Literature: Dobrochna Gorlińska, Ikonografia monet Mieszka III Starego. Część I: Wizerunki reprezentacyjne, „Wiadomości Numizmatyczne”, R. XLV, 2001, z. 1.
Collection : POLAND - THE BEGINNINGS OF MINTING (UNTIL THE END OF 12TH CENTURY)