denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chainmail, chainmails, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, mouths, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), Spear (iconographic), spears. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting the spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Under the knight's right elbow, three dots forming a triangle. Under the knight's left elbow, two dots, one above the other. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one of them has a dot; observation of the others is prevented by under-striking). Between its arms, one dot closer to the center, one sun closer to the ends. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.1–12.6 mm; weight 0.61 g.
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denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chainmail, chainmails, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, mouths, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), Spear (iconographic), spears. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting the spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Under the knight's right elbow, three dots forming a triangle. Under the knight's left elbow, two dots, one above the other. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one of them has a dot; observation of the others is prevented by under-striking). Between its arms, one dot closer to the center, one sun closer to the ends. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.1–12.6 mm; weight 0.61 g.

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denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark chainmail chainmails mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons mouths knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert St ca 956–997 Spear iconographic spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Under knight's right elbow three dots forming triangle knight's left elbow two dots Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls them dot observation prevented under-striking arms dot closer center sun closer ends 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.1–12.6 mm weight 0.61 g round metallic object worn uneven surface showing raised textured design object primarily silver-gray darker gray areas recessed parts slight brownish-gray discoloration spots design includes circular impressions faint stylized human- figure simplified facial features garment- shape abstract lines shapes background plain white.

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