Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, mouth, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), knight, martyrs, dragons, dragon, knights, Romanesque (style), mouths, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, 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. Under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross topped with balls. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one of them has a dot). At the intersection of the arms, a dot. Between them, radiating two balls (closer to the center of the cross, smaller ones; the other larger ones—one dot on each). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.1–12.6 mm, weight 0.43 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_027

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Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses mouth chain mail spearhead issue mark knight martyrs dragons dragon knights Romanesque style mouths Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans Spear iconographic spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Under knight's right elbow isosceles cross topped balls Rv. triple beaded border them dot intersection arms radiating two balls closer center smaller ones larger ones 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.6 mm weight 0.43 g round metallic object sits white background showing worn uneven surface raised indented areas suggesting embossed design object mainly silver gray darker gray shadows recessed lines lighter silver highlights raised ridges several irregular textures across face curved borders radiating grooves.