Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), Romanesque, c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.8 mm; weight 0.36 g. Obv.: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; at the knight's left foot, a figure resembling the number '7' angled toward the foot, its vertices marked with dots. Rv.: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms one ball (three of them have one dot); one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, chains/crosses, mouth, knight, martyrs, dragons, mouths, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, spear/spears, fight against pagans.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_306

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Romanesque c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.8 mm weight 0.36 g Obv. beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon knight's left foot figure resembling number 7 angled foot vertices marked dots Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball three them dot arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross chains crosses mouth martyrs dragons mouths Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil spear spears pagans single round metallic object sits near center white background weathered uneven surface raised irregular shapes indentations showing textured patina shades gray silver darker gray shadows crevices slight hints muted brown small areas.