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denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, chain mail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), jaws, knights, dragons, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, spear, spears. 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.' Its 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 mm–12.8 mm, weight 0.36 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_340

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Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark jaws chain mail martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil Middle Ages pagans spear spears 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 mm–12.8 mm weight 0.36 g single round metallic object weathered slightly irregular edge sits white background object tarnished silver-gray surface darker gray areas subtle brownish tones showing shallow raised recessed markings form rough shapes lines clustered rounded protrusions radiating linear impressions varied surface texture smoother patches pitted rough areas.