Poland, Leszek Bialy 1202-1227 AD, or successors. Brakteat, Krakow mint - four deer under the cross arches, Garbaczewski 185, Haczewska-Paszkiewicz 2, Silver 15 mm, weight 0,10 g., Condition UNC, a beautiful shiny mint specimen
The brakteat, which in the interpretation of B. Haczewska is a representation of a Romanesque vault, which in this case may signify a baptistery due to the images of deer appearing under the arches (baptismal / rebirth symbolism).
