Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, martyrs, mouth, Romanesque (style), mouths, dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, knight, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear (iconographic), spears, Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. A sun is under the knight's right elbow. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one of them has a dot). At the intersection of the arms, a sphere. Between them, one sphere (three of them have a dot)., ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.1–12.3 mm, weight 0.42 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_014

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Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail martyrs mouth Romanesque style mouths dragons knights dragon Middle Ages knight fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear iconographic spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down sun under knight's right elbow Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot intersection arms sphere three 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.3 mm weight 0.42 g round metallic object rough textured surface irregular edges showing raised central design worn uneven visible colors silver gray subtle darker gray shadows lighter highlights.