Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, jaws, martyrs, crosses, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, spear, Middle Ages, Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. At the knight's left foot, a figure resembling the number '7.' The angle is directed toward the foot. The vertices of the figure are marked with dots. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one of them with a dot). At the intersection of the arms, a dot. Between them, one dot closer to the center, one sun closer to the ends. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.2–12.7 mm, weight 0.42 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_325

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Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail jaws martyrs crosses knight Romanesque style dragons knights dragon fight pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 good evil spear Middle Ages Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down knight's left foot figure resembling number 7 angle directed foot vertices figure marked dots Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot intersection arms dot closer center sun closer ends 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.7 mm weight 0.42 g round metallic object textured raised design sits centered white background object uneven edge concentric raised rings leading central motif includes rounded beads small star- shapes surface variations sheen wear areas brighter silver darker gray patina small dents irregularities metal background uniformly white.