Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, mouth, chain mail, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, 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. At the knight's left foot, a figure resembling the number '7'; its angle is directed toward the foot, vertices marked with dots. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, a dot at the intersection of the arms; between its arms, one dot closer to the center, one sun closer to the ends. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.1–12.3 mm; weight 0.36 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_492

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses mouth chain mail martyrs Romanesque style knight dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear pagans spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down knight's left foot figure resembling number 7 angle directed foot vertices marked dots Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot intersection arms dot closer center sun closer ends 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.3 mm weight 0.36 g round metallic object weathered uneven surface raised circular border displaying embossed central design intersecting lines forming circular knobs decorative shapes quarters object textured rings indentations radiating outward shades gray silver white background.