Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), jaws, jaw, dragons, knights, dragon, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, Middle Ages, spear, spears. 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 12.6–13.2 mm, weight 0.40 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A64_228

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Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 reign 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark chain mail equal-armed cross crosses martyrs knight Romanesque style jaws jaw dragons knights dragon fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans Middle Ages spear spears 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 12.6–13.2 mm weight 0.40 g round metallic object raised central design showing cross- shape surrounded petal- forms concentric raised dotted beaded rings irregular textured edges visible colors include silver gray subtle hints warm brownish tones.