Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms a ball, and between them one ball; one arm intersects the other at approx. 1/3 of its length. Iconography: equal-armed cross, spearhead, crosses, chain mail, mouth, knight, dragons, martyrs, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), spear, fight against pagans; Romanesque style; Middle Ages; allegory of the fight of good against evil. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Object: coin (denarius). Diameter: 11.8–12.2 mm. Weight: 0.34 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A62_458

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them arm intersects approx 1 3 length Iconography equal-armed cross crosses chain mail mouth dragons martyrs Adalbert St 956–997 spear fight pagans Romanesque style Middle Ages allegory good evil Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Object coin denarius Diameter 11.8–12.2 mm Weight 0.34 g single round metallic object sits centered plain white background silver-gray darker gray areas subtle brownish patina concentric raised ridges central cross- motif rounded bulbous ends.