Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Romanesque style coin, ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an inverted dragon (fight between good and evil; Adalbert; fight against pagans; martyrs; knights; dragons). Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, nearer the center a dot and nearer the ends a sun (one with a dot); additionally, a dot in one quarter near an arm. Issue mark: spearhead. Materials: coin. Diameter: 12.1–12.8 mm. Weight: 0.41 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_346

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Romanesque style coin ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws inverted dragon fight good evil Adalbert pagans martyrs knights dragons Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms nearer center dot ends sun additionally quarter near arm Issue mark Materials coin Diameter 12.1–12.8 mm Weight 0.41 g round metallic object weathered surface showing raised circular borders embossed central design featuring intersecting lines rounded protrusions surrounded dotted ridged patterns visible colors shades silver gray white background.