Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin (denarius); diameter 12.5–12.9 mm; weight 0.65 g. Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an inverted dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one dot on each), a dot at the crossing of the arms, and a sun (dot) between the spheres. Iconography/allegories: spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, knights, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spear, spears.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A64_323

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 reign 1107–1138 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.5–12.9 mm weight 0.65 g Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws inverted dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot crossing arms sun Iconography allegories issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses martyrs knights dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint 956–997 pagans spear spears single round metallic object worn textured surface sits centered white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish patina spots featuring raised central design intersecting lines floral- motifs surrounded concentric beaded ridged borders.