Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, jaws, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956-997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears, spear. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot). At the crossing of the arms, a dot; between them, closer to the center, one dot; closer to the ends, one sun (one with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.8–13.0 mm; weight 0.50 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A63_315

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Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086-1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights dragon Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956-997 fight good evil pagans spears spear Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot crossing arms them closer center ends sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.8–13.0 mm weight 0.50 g small round metallic object raised central design resembling cross surrounded irregular circular border sits plain white background object mix silver gray darker tarnished tones hints brownish golden discoloration uneven hammered texture worn edges.