Leszek the White last senior duke of Poland (1202-27) or his successors

Cracov mint

 NOTE: The coin was certainly made before the Mongol invasion in 1241. Its affiliation to the minting of Prince Leszek the White is hypothetical.

 OBVERSE: Half figure in robe with wide sleeves, facing right, holding lily sceptre in front of her. In the fields three rings.

NOTE: A depiction of a ruler with a lily scepter, which can be both the staff of Aaron (the sign of God's chosen ruler) and the rod of justice (the sign of a judge ruler).

Diameter  15,5 MM, weight 0,10 G

Ex Marciniak, (Poland) auction 24, October 2024, lot nr 3064. 

Literature:

- W. Garbaczewski, Ikonografia monet piastowskich, Warszawa-Lublin 2007, s. 50-51. Nr 3.

- B. Haczewska, B. Paszkiewicz, Skarb z XII-XIII wieku z Krakowa (drugie zbliżenie)-nieznane brakteaty polskie, „Zapiski Numizmatyczne”, t. 5: 2004, s. 86.

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