Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), jaw, chain mail, chain mails, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), jaws, knights, dragons, dragon, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, 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. Between its arms radiate two balls (smaller ones closer to the center of the cross, larger ones). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.2 mm, diameter 12.9 mm, weight 0.40 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_193

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Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark jaw chain mail chain mails martyrs knight Romanesque style jaws knights dragons dragon fight good evil Middle Ages pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears spear Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms radiate two balls smaller ones closer center larger ones 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2 mm diameter 12.9 mm weight 0.40 g round metallic object textured surface raised decorative elements sits white background object concentric raised rings central motif rounded bumps arranged simple cross- raised line slightly irregular outer edge visible shadows highlights silver gray tones.