Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Romanesque style coin, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon — allegory of the fight between good and evil, martyrs, knights, dragons, fight against pagans; imagery references Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms one dot closer to the center and one sun closer to the ends. Issue mark: spearhead. Material: coin. Diameter 12.6–12.8 mm; weight 0.35 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_173

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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 upside-down dragon allegory fight good evil martyrs knights dragons pagans imagery references Adalbert Saint 956–997 Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms dot closer center sun closer ends Issue mark Material coin Diameter 12.6–12.8 mm weight 0.35 g small round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object primarily silver-gray darker gray shadows slight areas tarnish face raised embossed design central vertical figure- shape surrounding curved borders scattered dots irregular markings edges uneven slightly dented scene includes silver-gray centered plain white field.