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OBVERSE: The obverse imitating denarius of Otto and Adelaide. Three dots instead of a cross, mistranscription of the name ATEAHLAT

REVERSE: Irregular cross, with ODDD in its arms. Several characters-letters can be seen in the abalone inscription.

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  1,59 G, Diameter  18 MM

NOTE: The weight of the coin points to the early 11th century as the time of issue. Weight common among the Slavs.

- ex Numimarket.pl from SILESIA NK (Poland). August 2024. 500 PLN

Literature:

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

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

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

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