Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, mouth, chainmail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), mouths, dragons, knights, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), spear, spears, dragon. 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; one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, two balls radiate outward (closer to the center of the cross, smaller; the other larger — on two of them, one dot). c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.4–12.9 mm, weight 0.48 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_044

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Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses mouth chainmail martyrs knight Romanesque style mouths dragons knights fight good evil Middle Ages pagans Adalbert St ca 956–997 spear spears dragon Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Under knight's right elbow isosceles cross topped balls arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Rv. triple beaded border intersection arms ball them two balls radiate outward closer center smaller larger two dot c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.4–12.9 mm weight 0.48 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter silver highlights showing raised central relief standing figure additional decorative shapes subtle variations slightly outer rim.