Piasts, Ladislaus II the Exile (1138-1146), denarius - Eagle and Hare, FLOWER AND ROPE WITH BALLS, Cracow mint
Variety with a flower and small balls in the form of a rope on the reverse and a
with small balls in the outer rim and a string of balls behind the prince.
Obverse: Prince with a sword over a captive, a row of several balls behind his back, all in the encirclement, slightly deficient coin.
reverse: an eagle grasping a Hare, a flower above the Hare's head, a string of balls in front of the Hare.
The coin depicts a motif symbolizing the struggle between good and evil, possibly the struggle between the eldest Piast and his younger brothers.
