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 balls (two with one dot each); between its arms are balls (three with one dot each; possible fourth obscured by surface effacement). Iconography: spearhead, equal-armed cross, crosses, chainmail, martyrs, jaws, knight, dragon; themes of fight between good and evil and fight against pagans. Style: Romanesque, Middle Ages. Associated figure: Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Object: coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.8–13.2 mm. Weight: 0.35 g. State of preservation: very good.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A63_472

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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 balls two dot arms three possible fourth obscured surface effacement Iconography equal-armed cross crosses chainmail martyrs dragon themes fight good evil pagans Style Romanesque Middle Ages Associated figure Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Object coin denarius Diameter 12.8–13.2 mm Weight 0.35 g State preservation round metallic object raised irregular design textured surface sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows small areas slightly warmer tarnished tones surrounding area white.