denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross (iconographic), chain mail (iconographic), jaws (iconographic), chain mails, martyrs, knight (iconographic), Romanesque (style), jaws, dragons, dragon (iconographic), fight between good and evil (iconographic), Middle Ages, spear (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, knights, 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, three dots forming a triangle. Under the knight's left elbow, two dots, one above the other. Rv. In the elliptical, triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with a single dot). Between its arms, a single sun (one with a dot; on the others, perhaps as well — observation is made more difficult by lack of striking of this part of the coin field). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, ...
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denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross (iconographic), chain mail (iconographic), jaws (iconographic), chain mails, martyrs, knight (iconographic), Romanesque (style), jaws, dragons, dragon (iconographic), fight between good and evil (iconographic), Middle Ages, spear (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, knights, 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, three dots forming a triangle. Under the knight's left elbow, two dots, one above the other. Rv. In the elliptical, triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with a single dot). Between its arms, a single sun (one with a dot; on the others, perhaps as well — observation is made more difficult by lack of striking of this part of the coin field). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.2 mm / 12.8 mm, weight 0.52 g

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denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross iconographic chain mail jaws chain mails martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons dragon fight good evil Middle Ages spear pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears knights Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Under knight's right elbow three dots forming triangle knight's left elbow two dots Rv elliptical triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them single dot arms single sun dot perhaps well observation difficult lack striking part coin field 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2 mm 12.8 mm weight 0.52 g single round metallic object sits centered white background showing worn textured surface raised circular ridges embossed irregular shapes shades silver gray darker gray tarnish.

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