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Numerous coins of this type were minted in Saksony. However, there is no doubt that their youngest, dating from the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries, were mass-produced also in Poland. This coin represents type VII, no. 986-987 according to the classification of M. Gumowski. By W. Nakielski minted in Silesia (Wrocław?) in the same beginnings of 12th century, by others authors in Greater Poland (Gniezno).
OBVERSE: An irregular, primitive knight’s cross. Ornaments in the shape of points and Vs between its arms. Point in the middle of the cross.
Points as pseudolegebd
REVERSE: Pastoral to the left, points.
No pseudo-legend.
Silver, diameter 13 MM weight 0,81 g
- ex Numimarket pl from SILESIA.NK (Poland). April 2024.
Literature:
- M. Gumowski, Corpus Nummorum Poloniae. Zeszyt 1. Monety X i XI w, Kraków 1939.
- A. Kędzierski, Skarb Słuszków I. Denary krzyżowe z przełomu XI i XII wieku, Warszawa 2021.
- W. Nakielski, Propozycja nowej atrybucji monet śląskich przełomu XI i XII w. w świetle depozytu z m. Kopacz, gm. Złotoryja, IN: Pieniądz i banki na Śląsku, Poznań 2012.
Collezione : POLAND - THE BEGINNINGS OF MINTING (UNTIL THE END OF 12TH CENTURY)