Caption

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). Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Under the knight's right elbow, a sun with a dot. Rv.: 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 of the cross, larger ones), 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

Reference

LZT26A64_321

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Rights managed

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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 Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Under knight's right elbow sun dot Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped suns arms two quarters two radiating spheres smaller ones closer center larger ones sphere 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.5 mm weight 0.24 g round metallic object textured uneven surface concentric raised rings edge showing worn central design small circular star- shapes object mostly silver-gray areas darker gray shading slight hints muted bluish brownish tones set plain white background.