Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), crosses, equal-armed cross (iconographic), jaws (iconographic), knight (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil (iconographic), Middle Ages, fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic), Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. A sun under the knight's right elbow. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls. Between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland, coin, diameter 12.1–12.5 mm, weight 0.41 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_339

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Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark chain mail iconographic crosses equal-armed cross jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil Middle Ages pagans spear Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down sun under knight's right elbow Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.5 mm weight 0.41 g circular metallic object raised central design sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows subtle hints brownish tarnish showing concentric patterned central motif rounded protrusions arranged cross- raised element textured irregular edges small bead- dots forming inner rings.