Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; r. 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them show one dot each; the others are unclear), a dot at the crossing of the arms, and one sun (dot) between the arms. Allegorical imagery of knights, dragons, fight of good against evil, Adalbert (Saint), martyrs, and fight against pagans. Romanesque style. Circa 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Silver coin; diameter 12.1 mm, weight 0.58 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_021

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland r 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot unclear crossing arms sun Allegorical imagery knights dragons fight good evil Adalbert Saint martyrs pagans Romanesque style Circa 1125–1138 Kraków Silver coin diameter 12.1 mm weight 0.58 g round metallic object worn textured surface showing raised central design rounded ends floral star- motifs quadrants surrounded concentric raised rings dotted decorative borders visible colors include silver gray darker gray tones white background.