Boleslaw III the Wrymouthed as Duke of Poland

bracteat, type II, Cracow mint (1137-1138)

OBVERSE: St. Adalbert standing straight ahead with his head turned to the left, in his left hand he holds a pastoral, his right hand raised in a gesture of care for the kneeling prince, at the top a sun composed of five spheres is visible, around + S DALERLAS BOLEZLAV.

A beautifully preserved coin, with original patina.

Silver, diameter 26 mm, weight 0.63 g

- ex Rzeszowski Dom Aukcyjny (Poland). Auction 14, lot 179. September 2023

- ex Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne (Poland). Auction 74, lot 20. May 2020.

- ex Polskie Towarzystwo Numizmatyczne (Poland). Auction 11, lot 142. 1999.

Literature: Grzegorz Śnieżko, Moneta w Polsce za panowania Bolesława III Krzywoustego, Warszawa 2021.

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