Boleslaw II the Bold, Denarius - Prince on horseback - cross.
Denarius of the prince Boleslaw II the Bold. Minted at the Cracow mint. Dated 1070-1076.
Av.: Head facing left in pearl border. In the rim: BL-E-Z-LV-ΛS (four points)
Rw.: Prince on horseback facing left, cross in field.
Variety with a rider with a triangular (very narrow) shield holding a pennant with strings. Under the horse's belly a rosette. Behind the rider a Maltese cross.
Inscription variant Inscription variant BL-E-Z-LV-ΛS (four points)
Punctuation variant with four points separating the obverse inscription .
Condition: NGC MS64
A superbly struck and preserved coin. For this type of coin a rare fully legible obverse (no metal sucking). Very high NGC grade. Rarer variety. More interesting and rare variant of punctuation. In this state of preservation, the coin is rare and difficult to get on the collector market. Piece for discerning collectors.
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Literature: Kopicki 25.e (R3), Stronczynski T.35.h, Gumowski(CNP) 1105, Frynas P.4.1