Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), allegories, crosses, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, jaws, dragons, dragon, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, spears, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. A dot on the knight's belt. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.5–13.1 mm, weight 0.43 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_019

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 reign 1107–1138 allegories crosses equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail knight martyrs Romanesque style knights jaws dragons dragon fight good evil pagans spear spears Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down dot knight's belt Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.5–13.1 mm weight 0.43 g round metallic object textured uneven surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight highlights showing worn raised indented patterns across face suggest varying depths ridges slightly darker rim irregular edges.