denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, mouth, crosses, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, 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 balls. At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.3–12.1 mm, weight 0.40 g
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denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, mouth, crosses, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, 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 balls. At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.3–12.1 mm, weight 0.40 g

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denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail mouth crosses knight martyrs Romanesque style dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spear Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.3–12.1 mm weight 0.40 g

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