Bracteate, 1135–1138. In a pearl border, on the left facing right, a kneeling prince shown in profile with hands outstretched toward a standing bishop. The bishop, St. Adalbert, wears liturgical vestments, holds a crosier in his left hand and rests his right hand on the prince's head. Around the rim, in a linear border, inscription: +REBLADBLEZLAV. Romanesque; Middle Ages. Subject: Boleslaw III Wrymouth (Prince of Poland), bishop, martyrs, gesture of protection, kneeling prince. Coin (bracteate). Diameter: 26.1–26.7 mm. Weight: 0.44 g.
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Bracteate, 1135–1138. In a pearl border, on the left facing right, a kneeling prince shown in profile with hands outstretched toward a standing bishop. The bishop, St. Adalbert, wears liturgical vestments, holds a crosier in his left hand and rests his right hand on the prince's head. Around the rim, in a linear border, inscription: +REBLADBLEZLAV. Romanesque; Middle Ages. Subject: Boleslaw III Wrymouth (Prince of Poland), bishop, martyrs, gesture of protection, kneeling prince. Coin (bracteate). Diameter: 26.1–26.7 mm. Weight: 0.44 g.

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Bracteate 1135–1138 pearl border left facing right kneeling prince shown profile hands outstretched standing bishop bishop St Adalbert wears liturgical vestments holds crosier left hand rests right hand prince's head rim linear border inscription +Rebladblezlav Romanesque Middle Ages Subject Boleslaw III Wrymouth Prince Poland martyrs gesture protection kneeling prince Coin bracteate Diameter 26.1–26.7 mm Weight 0.44 g round metallic object worn uneven surface showing shades gray silver small areas darker gray faint green object raised incised patterns figures standing human- form curved element beside enclosed circular border additional decorative marks edge.

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