Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138 / reign 1107-1138), Romanesque style, c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin (denarius), diameter 12.8–13.2 mm, weight 0.36 g. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one with a dot); between its arms, balls (one with a dot); one arm intersects the other at approximately one-third of its length. Iconography: knight, chain mail, spearhead, spears, dragons, jaws, equal-armed cross, crosses, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil / fight against pagans, allegories.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A64_286

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086-1138 reign 1107-1138 Romanesque style c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.8–13.2 mm weight 0.36 g Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot arms arm intersects approximately -third length Iconography chain mail spears dragons equal-armed cross crosses martyrs Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans allegories single round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows crevices lighter highlights raised areas showing irregular edges central raised design includes curved linear shapes small rounded protrusions areas appearing smoother rougher tiny dark spots near rim.