Boleslaw III the Wrymouthed as Duke of Silesia

denarius, Legnica mint (1097-1107), early issue

OBVERSE: Little head od duke with pearl frieze. The eyebrows and nose form a Y-shape.

 D[VX B]OLIZLAVS.

REVERSE: Little head of Sint John with pearl frieze, probably lying on a platter

SCS IOHANNEVS

NOTE: Very rare variant with characteristtic heads of duke Boleslaw and St. John.

A beautifully preserved coin, with mint background.

Silver, diameter  16,5 MM, weight 0,71 G

- ex SILESIA.NK (Poland). August 2024. 

Literature:

- 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, s. 149, variant A.

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