Boleslaw III the Wrymouthed as Duke of Poland

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

NOTE: Rare variety without the 'sun' above the ruler's head. Dots between the letters of the legend.

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.

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Nice preserved coin, with original patina.

Silver, diameter 26 MM, weight 0.61 G

- ex Antykwariat Numizmatyczny Niemczyk (Poland), auction 42, lot 12 . December 2023

- ex aukcja online, Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne (Poland), nr 130121 z 27-10-2016

NOTE: Photo of this coin in Grzegorz Śnieżko, Moneta w Polsce za panowania Bolesława III Krzywoustego, Warszawa 2021, s. 52.

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