Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; reign 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. Attributes/subjects: allegories; equal-armed cross; crosses; chain mail; spearhead (issue mark); martyrs; knight; Romanesque style; dragons; mouths; dragon; Middle Ages; Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997); spear; fight between good and evil; fight against pagans. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Object type: coin (denarius). Diameter: 11.8–12.2 mm. Weight: 0.43 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A64_248

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland reign 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball Attributes subjects allegories equal-armed cross crosses chain mail issue mark martyrs Romanesque style dragons mouths dragon Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear fight good evil pagans Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Object type coin denarius Diameter 11.8–12.2 mm Weight 0.43 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows indentations lighter highlights raised areas showing relief design includes rough outlines figure animal within tones silver gray subtle blackened areas.