Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138; reign 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, mouth, martyrs, knight, knights, dragons, Romanesque (style), dragon, mouths, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, Spear, spears. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one of them has a dot); in one quarter, at the intersection of the arms of the cross, a dot. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin; diameter 12.1–12.3 mm, weight 0.40 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A65_025

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 reign 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail mouth martyrs knight knights dragons Romanesque style dragon mouths Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans Spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot quarter intersection 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.3 mm weight 0.40 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits centered white background object silvery gray darker gray areas recessed details slight brownish tarnish places raised circular border irregular central design series curved linear impressions.