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, chain mail, crosses, chain mail, mouth, knight, Romanesque (style), martyrs, dragons, knights, dragon, mouths, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight against pagans, spear, fight against good evil, 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 (two of them with one dot each). At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, one ball (each with one dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.8–12.1 mm, weight 0.43 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_056

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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 chain mail crosses mouth knight Romanesque style martyrs dragons knights dragon mouths Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight pagans spear good evil spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot intersection arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.8–12.1 mm weight 0.43 g circular metallic object worn textured surface centered white background object silver-gray color raised uneven relief depicting standing figure short legs flared garment accompanied additional shapes decorative border elements varying shades darker gray.