Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, equal-armed cross, knight, martyrs, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears, spear, Romanesque (style). Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one dot on each). 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 11.8–12.2 mm, weight 0.33 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A64_497

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses equal-armed cross knight martyrs dragons dragon Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spears spear Romanesque style Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws upside-down dragon Under knight's right elbow isosceles cross topped balls 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 11.8–12.2 mm weight 0.33 g circular metallic object textured surface irregular edge shown plain white background object mostly silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights features low-relief depiction standing figure animal- shape worn rough details.