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denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; under the knight's right elbow, a sun with a dot. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with suns; between its arms, in two quarters two radiating spheres (smaller ones closer to the center, larger ones farther out), in the other two quarters one sphere each. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin; diameter 12.1–12.5 mm, weight 0.24 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A64_320

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow sun dot Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped suns arms two quarters two radiating spheres smaller ones closer center larger ones farther two quarters sphere 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.5 mm weight 0.24 g single round metallic object sits near white background primarily silver-gray darker gray shadowing slight brownish-gray patina places surface textured worn raised recessed irregular patterns suggesting impression design edges uneven slightly rough.