Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; at the knight's left foot, a figure resembling the number '7' angled toward the foot with its vertices marked by dots. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot each); at the intersection of the arms a dot; between the arms of the cross a dot nearer the center and a sun nearer the ends. Romanesque style; theme of saints/knights fighting pagans (St. Adalbert). Spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, jaws, dragons. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.1–12.4 mm; weight 0.39 g. Made/attributed to Boleslaw III Krzywousty; Jastrzebowski, Stanislaw (1898–1980) noted.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A65_006

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon knight's left foot figure resembling number 7 angled foot vertices marked dots Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot intersection arms dot nearer center sun nearer ends Romanesque style theme saints knights fighting pagans St Adalbert Spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses dragons Date 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.1–12.4 mm weight 0.39 g attributed Jastrzebowski Stanislaw 1898–1980 noted round metallic object worn surface embossed circular patterns sits white background object central raised cross- design surrounded concentric borders decorative floral leaf- motifs visible texture irregular edges shades silver gray darker gray.