Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, mouth, chainmail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), mouths, dragons, dragon, knights, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956-997), Spear, spears. 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, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one of them with a dot). Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls. At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between the central ball and a crossbar at the end of one arm, a single ball. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.6–13.1 mm, weight 0.49 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_482

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Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086-1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses mouth chainmail martyrs knight Romanesque style mouths dragons dragon knights Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert St ca 956-997 Spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Under knight's right elbow isosceles cross topped balls them dot Rv. triple beaded border intersection arms ball central ball crossbar arm single ball arm intersects approximately 1 3 length c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.6–13.1 mm weight 0.49 g round metallic object sits plain white background worn uneven textured surface raised rim object irregular indentations raised designs concentrated center pattern small bead- dots part inner edge visible colors silver gray darker gray shadows recessed areas slight variations metallic sheen across surface.