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denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, mouth, chain mail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), mouths, dragons, knights, dragon, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, fight against pagans, spears. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one of them with a dot). At the crossing of the arms, a dot. Between them, one sun (three of them with one dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 13.4 mm; diameter 14.1 mm; weight 0.61 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_332

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Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style mouths dragons knights dragon fight good evil Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear pagans spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot crossing arms sun three 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 13.4 mm diameter 14.1 mm weight 0.61 g round metallic object worn uneven surface showing raised central design includes curved linear shapes object silver-gray darker gray shadows small areas lighter silver highlights set plain white background.