Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (two with one dot each); between its arms, in one quarter two radiating spheres (one smaller, one larger), and in the three remaining quarters one sphere each. Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, crosses, jaws, equal-armed cross, knight, dragon, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear(s), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; Romanesque style; Middle Ages. Attributed date ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter 12.7–13.5 mm. Weight 0.61 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A63_444

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres two dot arms quarter two radiating smaller larger three remaining quarters sphere Iconography chain mail crosses equal-armed cross dragon martyrs Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear s fight good evil pagans Romanesque style Middle Ages Attributed date ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 12.7–13.5 mm Weight 0.61 g round metallic coin worn textured surface shown white background displaying raised irregular patterns indented border coin shades silver gray darker gray shadows recessed areas slight brownish tarnish near edge central area vertical raised element flanked curved leaflike beadlike shapes.